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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalondra nocturna
Native Script:noctámbulo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈlondɾa nokˈtuɾna
"Mi hermano es un noctámbulo que prefiere estudiar de madrugada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is habitually active or alert late at night.
"As a writer, she is a dedicated night-owl who does her most creative work after midnight." - 2
Someone who prefers to stay up late rather than go to bed early.
"Teenagers are notorious night-owls, often struggling to wake up early for school."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the noun 'night', derived from Old English 'neaht', and 'owl', from Old English 'ūle', referencing the nocturnal habits of the bird of prey. While birds of the night have long been symbolically linked to darkness, the figurative compound noun emerged in the 19th century to describe humans who habitually stay up late or function best at night.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Night-owl" is said worldwide
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oiseau de nuit
Transliteration: wazo də nɥi
"Il est un véritable oiseau de nuit qui travaille mieux tard le soir."
Nachteule
Transliteration: ˈnaxtˌɔɪlə
"Als ausgesprochene Nachteule schläft er morgens gerne lange."
nottambulo
Transliteration: notˈtambulo
"Mio fratello è un nottambulo che non va mai a letto prima delle due."
alondra nocturna
Transliteration: aˈlondɾa nokˈtuɾna
Script: noctámbulo
"Mi hermano es un noctámbulo que prefiere estudiar de madrugada."
notívago
Transliteration: nuˈtivɐɡu
"Ele é um verdadeiro notívago, sempre produtivo durante a madrugada."
देर रात तक जागने वाला
Transliteration: der raat tak jaagne wala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक रात का उल्लू है जो देर रात तक जागता है।"
夜猫子
Transliteration: yè māo zi
Script: 中文汉字
"他是个标准的夜猫子，总是在深夜工作。"
올빼미족
Transliteration: olppbaemi-jok
Script: 한국어 한글
"나는 전형적인 올빼미족이라 밤에 집중이 잘 된다."
夜型人間
Transliteration: yorugata ningen
Script: 日本語
"彼は完全な夜型人間なので、午前中はあまり動けません。"
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