natt

From Middle Low German nat, from Old Saxon *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

natt

1. wet
2. moist
3. swampy

• Natt
• natten
• nattjen

From Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

• IPA^(key): /nat/
• Rhymes: -at

natt (masculine natte, feminine natte, comparative natter, superlative näddsde) (Eupen)

1. wet, moist (soaked with liquid)

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

• IPA^(key): /natː/, /nɑtː/
• Rhymes: -atː, -ɑtː

natt f or m (definite singular natta or natten, indefinite plural netter, definite plural nettene)

1. night (period between sunset and sunrise)

• “natt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Inherited from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

• IPA^(key): /nɑtː/

natt f (definite singular natta, indefinite plural netter, definite plural nettene)

1. night

• “natt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• tant

Inherited from Old Swedish nāt, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

• IPA^(key): /natː/

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natt c

1. night

   Det är natt. ― It is night.

   um/på/under natten ― at night, during the night

   dag och natt ― day and night, all the time

   som natt och dag ― like night and day, very different

   över en natt ― overnight, very quickly

   • 1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Bethlehem (Shine over sea and shore )]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music)‎^[1]:

     Natt över Judaland, natt över Sion. Borta vid västerrand slocknar Orion.

     Night over the land of Judah, night over Zion. Away by the western horizon Orion fades.

   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional, “En kulen natt [One chilly night]”‎^[2]:

     En kulen natt, natt, natt, min båt jag styrde,
     på havets vågade, vågade, våg, så skummet yrde.
     Och vart [än] jag sågade, sågade, såg, på havets vågade, vågade, våg,
     långt ner i djupet-i-pet-i-pet-i-pet, en fisk jag såg, och det var du!

     One chilly night, night, night, my boat I steered,
     on the sea's wave-a-di, wave-a-di, wave, so that the foam sprayed.
     And wherever I look-a-di, look-a-di, looked, on the sea's wave-a-di, wave-a-di, wave,
     far down in the depths-deppy-deppy-dep, a fish I saw, and it was you!

   • 1981, Åke Eriksson, Björn Uhr, “Ooa hela natten [Ooh the whole night]”‎^[3]performed by Attack:

     För jag ska ooa hela natten, ooa hela dan.
     Ooa hela natten, skrämma slag på halva stan.
     Ooa hela natten lång, tills du upptäcker mig.
     Ao ao-ao-ao.

     Because I'm going to ooh the whole night, ooh the whole day.
     Ooh the whole night, scare the bejesus out of half the city.
     Ooh the whole night long, until you notice me.
     Ah-ooh ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh.

   1. nights

      Jag arbetar natt

      I work nights

• The Swedish word natt is primarily used for the period of sleep, while the period for "nightlife" (have dinner with us tonight) is typically called afton or kväll (“evening”).

• natt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• natt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• natt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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