noturnal
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /no.tuʁˈnaw/ [no.tuɦˈnaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /no.tuɾˈnaw/ [no.tuɾˈnaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /no.tuʁˈnaw/ [no.tuʁˈnaʊ̯]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /no.tuɻˈnaw/ [no.tuɻˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɔ.tuɾˈnal/ [nɔ.tuɾˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /nɔ.tuɾˈna.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: no‧tur‧nal
Adjective
noturnal m or f (plural noturnais)
- nocturnal (primarily active during the night)
- Antonym: diurnal
- nocturnal, nightly (taking place at night)
- Antonym: diurno
Synonyms
Further reading
- “noturnal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “noturnal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026