nox

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine) night (period of time)
2. (declension-3, feminine) darkness
3. (declension-3, feminine) a dream
4. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) confusion
5. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) ignorance
6. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) death

Concepts

night

🌃

dream

😴💭

darkness

evenfall

evening

🌆

eventide

nightfall

nighttime

night-time

post meridiem

vesper

afternoon

evetime

dawn

eve

Synonyms

somnium

😴💭

tenebrae

caligo

🌫️

vesper

nōx

tenebrositas

nocturna tempora

obscuritas

umbra

Translations

nuit

🌃

Nacht

🌃

noite

🌃

noche

🌃

nacht

🌃

nit

🌃

notte

🌃

νύχτα

gece

🌃

şev

🌃

ليل

شهو

nuèch

soirée

🌆

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnɔks]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts
Proto-Italic *nokts
Latin nox
Inherited from Proto-Italic *nokts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Cognate with Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (whence English night), Proto-Slavic *noťь.