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