nacht

See also: Nacht and nåcht

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German nacht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”). Cognate with German Nacht, English night.

Noun

nacht f

1. (Luserna) night

   tunkhl azpi di nacht ― as dark as the night

Derived terms

• dornàchtet
• haintenacht

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑxt/

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• Hyphenation: nacht
• Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

nacht m (plural nachten, diminutive nachtje n)

1. night

   Het was een stille nacht met alleen het geluid van krekels. ― It was a quiet night with only the sound of crickets.

   Tijdens de nacht kan het erg koud worden in de woestijn. ― During the night, it can get very cold in the desert.

   Ze werkt vaak late nachten om haar projecten af te maken. ― She often works late into the night to finish her projects.

Derived terms

• middernacht
• nachtapotheker
• nachtbraken
• nachtbroek
• nachtburgemeester
• nachtdienst
• nachtkoekoeksbloem
• nachtmerrie
• nachtschade
• nachtuil
• nachtvlinder
• nachtwaker
• nachtwerk
• overnachten

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nag
• Jersey Dutch: nāxt
• Negerhollands: nacht, nagt

See also

• (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht

Anagrams

• chant

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naxt/

Noun

nacht f

1. night

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: nacht
  • Afrikaans: nag
  • Negerhollands: nacht, nagt
• Limburgish: nach
• West Flemish: nacht

Further reading

• “nacht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nacht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon naht

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naxt/

Noun

nacht f

1. night

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Noun

nacht f

1. night

Inflection

Declension of nacht (feminine consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	nacht	nacht
genitive	nachtes, nachte	nachta
dative	nachte	nachtum, nachtem
accusative	nacht	nacht

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: naacht

  Mooring: nåcht

• Saterland Frisian: Noacht
• West Frisian: nacht

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaxt/

Noun

nacht c (plural nachten, diminutive nachtsje)

1. night

Further reading

• “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Interjection

nacht

1. good night

Further reading

• “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011