nacht

See also: Nacht and nåcht

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German nacht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (night). Cognate with German Nacht, English night.

Noun

nacht f

  1. (Luserna) night
    tunkhl azpi di nachtas dark as the night

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑxt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: nacht
  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

nacht m (plural nachten, diminutive nachtje n)

  1. night
    Het was een stille nacht met alleen het geluid van krekels.It was a quiet night with only the sound of crickets.
    Tijdens de nacht kan het erg koud worden in de woestijn.During the night, it can get very cold in the desert.
    Ze werkt vaak late nachten om haar projecten af te maken.She often works late into the night to finish her projects.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: nag
  • Jersey Dutch: nāxt
  • Negerhollands: nacht, nagt

See also

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naxt/

Noun

nacht f

  1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • nacht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nacht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon naht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naxt/

Noun

nacht f

  1. night

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Noun

nacht f

  1. night

Inflection

Declension of nacht (feminine consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative nacht nacht
genitive nachtes, nachte nachta
dative nachte nachtum, nachtem
accusative nacht nacht

Descendants

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaxt/

Noun

nacht c (plural nachten, diminutive nachtsje)

  1. night

Further reading

  • nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Interjection

nacht

  1. good night

Further reading

  • nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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