nictálope

See also: nictalope

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nyctalōpem (“that cannot see in twilight, that sees only at night”), from Ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ (nuktálōps), from νύξ (núx, “night”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “sight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niɡˈtalope/ [niɣ̞ˈt̪a.lo.pe]
• Rhymes: -alope
• Syllabification: nic‧tá‧lo‧pe

Adjective

nictálope m or f (masculine and feminine plural nictálopes)

1. (medicine) nyctalopic

Related terms

• nictalopía

 

See also

• hemerálope

Further reading

• “nictálope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28