nátt
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɔʰtː]
Declension
| Declension of nátt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f14 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nátt | náttin | nætur | næturnar |
| accusative | nátt | náttina | nætur | nátturnar |
| dative | nátt | náttini | náttum | náttunum |
| genitive | náttar | náttarinnar | nátta | náttanna |
Antonyms
- dagur (day)
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nauʰt/
- Rhymes: -auht
Noun
nátt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)
- night
- Hann gat ekki sofið í nátt
- He could not sleep last night.
Declension
Synonyms
- (night): njóla (poetic)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “night”): dagur
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈnɑ̃ːtː/
Declension
Antonyms
- dagr (day)
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