natt

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See also: Natt, nátt, and nått

German Low German

Etymology

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

Adjective

natt

  1. wet
  2. moist
  3. swampy

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. night (period between sunset and sunrise)

Derived terms

Terms derived from natt

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. night

Inflection

Historical inflection of natt
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 Natt2 Natti2 Næter Næterna
1901 næter (nætar) næterne (nætane)
1917 natta, natti næter [netter] nætene3, næterne [nettene, netterne]
1938 natta [natti] netter nettene
2012 (current) natt natta netter nettene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Aasen only lists Natt in his dictionary (1850), but both Natt and Naatt in his grammar (1864). 3Form was allowed for schoolchildren already in 1910.

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Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /natː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

natt c

  1. a night

Usage notes

  • 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”).

Declension

Declension of natt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite natt natts
definite natten nattens
plural indefinite nätter nätters
definite nätterna nätternas

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