sinnihte

Old English

FWOTD – 23 July 2013

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinnahtī. Equivalent to sin- (“ever-”) +‎ niht (“night”) + -e (collective noun suffix). Cognate with Old Saxon sinnahti. Compare seofonstierre, which is formed similarly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsinˌnix.te/, [ˈsinˌniç.te]

Noun

sinnihte n

  1. (poetic) endless night, eternal night

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative sinnihte —
accusative sinnihte —
genitive sinnihtes —
dative sinnihte —
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