Spanish Conversation · Level 111
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Spanish word
nocturno
Pronunciation
IPA/nokˈtuɾno/
Meaning
- adjectivenighttime
Example
La ciudad tiene un ambiente nocturno.
The city has a nighttime atmosphere.
More examples
El servicio nocturno de metro funciona hasta la madrugada.
The subway's night service runs until dawn.
Core concept
Owl perched on a branch in the dark.
Common phrases
fiesta nocturna
night party
servicio nocturno
night service
Similar words
diurno: Takes place during daylight hours and evokes the brighter, busier mood of day.
vespertino: Takes place in the dusk to early-evening span and evokes the transitional, twilight mood.
Definition in Spanish
Indica pertenencia o relación con la noche o que ocurre durante ella.
Word origin
Nocturno derives from Latin nocturnus, from noct- 'night' plus the adjectival ending -urnus, entering Spanish via medieval Latin with the sense 'of or pertaining to the night'.
Usage tips
- Common collocations include horario nocturno and vida nocturna, so nocturno usually describes a noun rather than indicating when someone performs an action.
Other meanings
- nocturnaladjective
Opposites
- diurnodaytimeadjective