𒉈𒆪𒊻

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nékʷts, genitive singular of *nókʷts, clearly preserving oblique-stem e-grade.

Noun

𒉈𒆪𒊻 • (nekuz) /nekʷts/ (genitive singular)

1. evening, nightfall
2. dawn, twilight

Usage notes

Usually occurs in the adverbial phrase 𒉈𒆪𒍖𒈨𒄯 (nekuz meḫur, “in the evening”).