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nótt

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See also: nott, Notts, Nott, nött, nőtt, and nǫ́tt

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /nouʰt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ouht

    Noun

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    nótt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)

    1. night
      Synonym: (poetic) njóla
      Antonym: dagur
      Ég vakti fram á nótt
      I woke up at night.

    Declension

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    Declension of nótt (feminine)
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative nótt nóttin nætur næturnar
    accusative nótt nóttina nætur næturnar
    dative nótt, nóttu1 nóttinni, nóttunni1 nóttum nóttunum
    genitive nætur næturinnar nótta, nátta nóttanna, náttanna

    1In fixed expressions.

    The -ó- comes from earlier -ǫ́-, created by u-mutation of -á-, a vowel change that is no longer productive.

    Derived terms

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse nótt, nátt.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    nótt m (definite singular nóttí, definite singular dative nóttinn, indefinite plural nétta or nétte, definite plural néttan, definite plural dative néttó)

    1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of helg (night)
    2. (nonstandard) alternative spelling of nott (night)

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    Old Norse

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    merging of nasalized ǫ́ and ó

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    nótt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)

    1. later form of nǫ́tt (night)

    Declension

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    Declension of nótt (strong consonant stem)
    feminine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative nótt nóttin nætr nætrnar
    accusative nótt nóttina nætr nætrnar
    dative nótt nóttinni nóttum nóttunum
    genitive nætr nætrinnar nótta nóttanna