lucubratiuncula
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of lūcubrātiō (“the act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight”), from lūcubrō (“work by night, candlelight or lamplight; compose by night, candlelight or lamplight”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luː.ku.braː.tiˈun.ku.la/, [ɫ̪uːkʊbräːt̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lu.ku.brat.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [lukubrät̪ː͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun
lūcubrātiuncula f (genitive lūcubrātiunculae); first declension
- The act of working by night; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lūcubrātiuncula | lūcubrātiunculae |
| Genitive | lūcubrātiunculae | lūcubrātiunculārum |
| Dative | lūcubrātiunculae | lūcubrātiunculīs |
| Accusative | lūcubrātiunculam | lūcubrātiunculās |
| Ablative | lūcubrātiunculā | lūcubrātiunculīs |
| Vocative | lūcubrātiuncula | lūcubrātiunculae |
Synonyms
- (nocturnal study): lūcubrātiō
Related terms
References
- “lucubratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lucubratiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- lucubratiuncula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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