nacht
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
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
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)
- 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
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
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nacht | nachte |
| accusative | nacht | nachte |
| genitive | nacht, nachte | nachte |
| dative | nacht, nachte | nachten |
| 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
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Noun
nacht f
Inflection
| 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)
Further reading
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Interjection
nacht
Further reading
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011