efnniht

Old English

Alternative forms

efenniht, emnniht, emniht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (literally “equal night”), a calque of Latin aequinoctium. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht and Old Norse jafnnætti. Equivalent to efn- +‎ niht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈefnˌnixt/, [ˈevnˌniçt]

Noun

efnniht f

equinox

Declension

Declension of efnniht (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	efnniht	efnniht
accusative	efnniht	efnniht
genitive	efnniht	efnnihta
dative	efnniht	efnnihtum

Descendants

Middle English: *even-night
- English: evennight

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