νύχτα

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek νύχτα (núkhta), form of νύκτα (núkta) from Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), as in the accusative singular νύκτα (núkta),[1][2] from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Cognate with Mariupol Greek ны́хта (nýxta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.xta/
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  • Hyphenation: νύ‧χτα

Noun

νύχτα • (nýchtaf (plural νύχτες)

  1. night

Declension

Declension of νύχτα
singular plural
nominative νύχτα (nýchta) νύχτες (nýchtes)
genitive νύχτας (nýchtas) νυχτών (nychtón)
accusative νύχτα (nýchta) νύχτες (nýchtes)
vocative νύχτα (nýchta) νύχτες (nýchtes)

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References

  1. ^ νύχτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ νύχτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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