efenniht

Old English

Alternative forms

• emnniht, emniht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ebnanahts (literally “equal night”), a calque of Latin aequinoctium. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht, Old Norse jafnnætti. Equivalent to efen- +‎ niht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.fenˌnixt/, [ˈe.venˌniçt]

Noun

efenniht f

1. equinox

Declension

Declension of efenniht

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	efenniht	efenniht
accusative	efenniht	efenniht
genitive	efennihte	efennihta
dative	efennihte	efennihtum

Descendants

• English: evennight