noctívago
See also: noctivago
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin noctivagus, from nox (“night”) + vagus (“wandering”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /nokˈt͡ʃi.va.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nokˈt͡ʃi.va.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nuˈkti.vɐ.ɡu/ [nuˈkti.vɐ.ɣu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /nuˈkti.bɐ.ɡu/ [nuˈkti.βɐ.ɣu]
- Hyphenation: noc‧tí‧va‧go
Noun
noctívago m (plural noctívagos)
- night owl (one who stays up late at night)
- Synonyms: noctâmbulo, coruja, (Brazil) bacurau
Adjective
noctívago (feminine noctívaga, masculine plural noctívagos, feminine plural noctívagas)
- nocturnal
- Synonym: noctâmbulo
Further reading
- “noctívago”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “noctívago”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025