noctívago
See also: noctivago
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin noctivagus, from nox (“night”) + vagus (“wandering”).
Noun
noctívago m (plural noctívagos)
- night owl (one who stays up late at night)
- Synonym: noctâmbulo
Adjective
noctívago (feminine noctívaga, masculine plural noctívagos, feminine plural noctívagas)
- who stays up late at night
- Synonym: noctâmbulo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin noctivagus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noɡˈtibaɡo/ [noɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞a.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibaɡo
- Syllabification: noc‧tí‧va‧go
Noun
noctívago m (plural noctívagos)
Adjective
noctívago (feminine noctívaga, masculine plural noctívagos, feminine plural noctívagas)
- sleepwalking
- nocturnal (active at night)
Further reading
- “noctívago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024