nacht
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.
Derived terms
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑxt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: nacht
- Rhymes: -ɑxt
Noun
nacht m (plural nachten, diminutive nachtje n)
- 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
- middernacht
- nachtapotheker
- nachtbraken
- nachtbroek
- nachtburgemeester
- nachtdienst
- nachtkoekoeksbloem
- nachtmerrie
- nachtschade
- nachtuil
- nachtvlinder
- nachtwaker
- nachtwerk
- over één nacht ijs gaan
- overnachten
See also
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naxt/
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
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
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/
Further reading
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Further reading
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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