nacht

See also: Nacht and nåcht

Cimbrian

Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

    Noun

    nacht f

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

    Derived terms

    References

    Dutch

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic *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)

    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

  • Inherited from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /naxt/

    Noun

    nacht f or m

    1. night

    Inflection

    Strong feminine noun
    singular plural
    nominative nacht nachte
    accusative nacht nachte
    genitive nacht, nachte nachte
    dative nacht, nachte nachten
    Strong masculine noun
    singular plural
    nominative nacht nachte
    accusative nacht nachte
    genitive nachts nachte
    dative nachte nachten

    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

  • Inherited from Old Saxon naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /naxt/

    Noun

    nacht f

    1. night

    Descendants

    Old Frisian

    Etymology

  • Inherited 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
    accusative nacht nacht
    genitive nachtes, nachte nachta
    dative nachte nachtum, nachtem

    Descendants

    West Frisian

    Etymology

  • Inherited 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