nátt

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See also: natt and nått

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nátt f (genitive singular náttar, plural nætur)

  1. night

Declension

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Declension of nátt
f14 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nátt náttin nætur næturnar
accusative nátt náttina nætur nátturnar
dative nátt náttini náttum náttunum
genitive náttar náttarinnar nátta náttanna

Antonyms

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nátt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)

  1. night
    Hann gat ekki sofið í nátt
    He could not sleep last night.

Declension

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    Declension of nátt
nótt singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nátt náttin nætur næturnar
accusative nátt náttina nætur næturnar
dative nátt náttinni náttum náttunum
genitive náttar / nætur náttarinnar / næturinnar nátta náttanna

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of night): dagur

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *nahts (night), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night).

Pronunciation

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈnɑ̃ːtː/

Noun

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nátt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)

  1. night

Declension

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Antonyms

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Descendants

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