nycto-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek νυκτο-, νυκτ-.

Etymology: < ancient Greek νυκτο-, combining form (in e.g. νυκτομαχία night battle, νυκτοϕύλαξ nightwatchman) of νυκτ-, νύξ night, cognate with night n. Compare nycti- comb. form.Earliest in the early 19th cent. in the scientific Latin loan Nyctophilus n. Attested in a small number of English formations from the mid 19th cent. (apparently earliest in nyctotyphlosis n. ). Compare French nycto- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent.). Combined with second elements of Greek origin.

Forming words with the sense ‘of or relating to night’. Cf. nycti- comb. form.

nyctophobia n.

Brit.

/ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/

U.S.

/ˌnɪktəˈfoʊbiə/

[compare French nyctophobie (1901)] extreme fear of the night or of darkness.

ΚΠ

1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon (at cited word) Nyctophobia, fear of the night or darkness.

1906 Mind 15 134 In most cases, nyctophobia is simply a collateral phobia; in the rest, it is not a fear of darkness, but of that which the darkness may conceal.

1986 D. Koontz Strangers ii. iv. 298 Dr. Fontelaine was satisfied that Ernie Block was cured of his disabling nyctophobia.

† nyctophonia n. Psychology Obsolete rare inability or refusal to speak except at night.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Nyctophonia, term for the loss of voice during the day.

nyctotropic adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/

/ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/

U.S.

/ˌnɪktəˈtrɑpɪk/

Botany rare = nyctitropic adj.

ΚΠ

1881 W. W. Bailey in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8 129 Did any one note the nyctotropic conditions of the leaves at that time?

1924 Bot. Gaz. 78 292 As with most compound leaves, they have nyctotropic movement.

† nyctotyphlosis n. Obsolete rare night blindness.

ΚΠ

1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 521/1 Nyctotyphlosis, hemeralopia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nycto-
释义	nycto-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek νυκτο-, νυκτ-. Etymology: < ancient Greek νυκτο-, combining form (in e.g. νυκτομαχία night battle, νυκτοϕύλαξ nightwatchman) of νυκτ-, νύξ night, cognate with night n. Compare nycti- comb. form.Earliest in the early 19th cent. in the scientific Latin loan Nyctophilus n. Attested in a small number of English formations from the mid 19th cent. (apparently earliest in nyctotyphlosis n. ). Compare French nycto- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent.). Combined with second elements of Greek origin. Forming words with the sense ‘of or relating to night’. Cf. nycti- comb. form. nyctophobia n. Brit. /ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/ , U.S. /ˌnɪktəˈfoʊbiə/ [compare French nyctophobie (1901)] extreme fear of the night or of darkness. ΚΠ 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon (at cited word) Nyctophobia, fear of the night or darkness. 1906 Mind 15 134 In most cases, nyctophobia is simply a collateral phobia; in the rest, it is not a fear of darkness, but of that which the darkness may conceal. 1986 D. Koontz Strangers ii. iv. 298 Dr. Fontelaine was satisfied that Ernie Block was cured of his disabling nyctophobia. † nyctophonia n. Psychology Obsolete rare inability or refusal to speak except at night. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Nyctophonia, term for the loss of voice during the day. nyctotropic adj. Brit. /ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/ , /ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/ , U.S. /ˌnɪktəˈtrɑpɪk/ Botany rare = nyctitropic adj. ΚΠ 1881 W. W. Bailey in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8 129 Did any one note the nyctotropic conditions of the leaves at that time? 1924 Bot. Gaz. 78 292 As with most compound leaves, they have nyctotropic movement. † nyctotyphlosis n. Obsolete rare night blindness. ΚΠ 1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 521/1 Nyctotyphlosis, hemeralopia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1846
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