nótt
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Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nótt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)
- night
- Ég vakti fram á nótt
- I woke up at night.
Declension
[edit]Declension of nótt | ||||
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nótt | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | nótt | nóttin | nætur | næturnar |
accusative | nótt | nóttina | nætur | næturnar |
dative | nótt / nóttu | nóttinni / nóttunni | nóttum | nóttunum |
genitive | nætur | næturinnar | nátta / nótta | náttanna / nóttanna |
The -ó- comes from earlier -ǫ́-, created by u-mutation of -á-, a vowel change that is no longer productive.
Synonyms
[edit]- (night): njóla (poetic)
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “night”): dagur
Derived terms
[edit]- ekki er öll nótt úti, ekki er öll nótt úti enn, öll nótt er úti
- einnar nætur gaman
- ekki er öll nótt úti enn
- fram á nótt
- vaka fram á nótt
- í fyrrinótt
- í nótt
- á nóttunni, á næturnar
- um nótt
- að nóttu til
- heimskautanótt
- heimskautsnótt
- aðfaranótt
- vetrarnótt
Norwegian Nynorsk
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nótt m (definite singular nóttí, definite singular dative nóttinn, indefinite plural nétta or nétte, definite plural néttan, definite plural dative néttó)
- (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of helg (“night”)
- (nonstandard) alternative spelling of nott (“night”)
References
[edit]- “nótt” at Vallemål.no
Old Norse
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]merging of nasalized ǫ́ and ó
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nótt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)
- later form of nǫ́tt (“night”)
Declension
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