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7-letter words (1 found)

NOCTURN,

6-letter words (2 found)

TURNON,UNTORN,

5-letter words (5 found)

CORNU,COUNT,COURT,CROUT,TRONC,

4-letter words (22 found)

CONN,CORN,COUR,CRON,CUNT,CURN,CURT,NOUN,NOUT,OURN,RONT,ROUT,RUNT,TORC,TORN,TOUN,TOUR,TRON,TROU,TURN,UNCO,UNTO,

3-letter words (26 found)

CON,COR,COT,CRU,CUR,CUT,NON,NOR,NOT,NUN,NUR,NUT,ORC,ORT,OUR,OUT,ROC,ROT,RUC,RUN,RUT,TOC,TON,TOR,TUN,URN,

2-letter words (9 found)

NO,NU,ON,OR,OU,TO,UN,UR,UT,

You can make 65 words from nocturn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nocturn

nocturn

Etymology

From Middle English nocturne, borrowed from Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of the feminine form of Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, of the night”), derived from nox (“night”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒktɜːn/, /(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/
  • (General American) enPR: nŏkʹtûrn', nŏkʹtərn, IPA(key): /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/, /ˈnɑktɚn/
  • Rhymes: -ɒktɜː(ɹ)n, -ɒktə(ɹ)n, -ɜː(ɹ)n
  • Hyphenation: noc‧turn
  • Homophone: nocturne

Noun

nocturn (plural nocturns)

  1. (Christianity) The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
    Synonym: (obsolete) uhtsong
  2. (Christianity) A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.

References

  • “nocturn”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nocturnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nukˈturn]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [nokˈtuɾn]

Adjective

nocturn (feminine nocturna, masculine plural nocturns, feminine plural nocturnes)

  1. nocturnal
    Antonym: diürn

Derived terms

  • nocturnitat

Related terms

  • mussol
  • nit

Further reading

  • “nocturn” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus. There was also a now obsolete form nopturn created based on noapte in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nokˈturn/

Adjective

nocturn m or n (feminine singular nocturnă, masculine plural nocturni, feminine and neuter plural nocturne)

  1. nocturnal
    Synonym: noptatic
    Antonym: diurn

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Source: wiktionary.org