niht

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *naht-, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cogante with Old High German naht. (German Nacht), Old Norse nátt (Icelandic nótt), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (nahts); and with Ancient Greek νύξ (nyx), Latin nox, Common Slavic *noktь (Russian ночь (noč’)).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /niçt/

[edit] Noun

niht f.

1. night

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	niht	niht
accusative	niht, neaht	niht
genitive	nihte, nihtes	nihta
dative	nihte, neahte	nihtum

[edit] Derived terms

• nihtbealo

[edit] Descendants

• English: night
• Scots: nicht