נעכטן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German nahti, from Old High German nachti, from naht (“night”). Compare dialectal German nächten (“last night”). The ending -en is by analogy with morgen (“tomorrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛχtn̩/

Adverb

נעכטן • (nekhtn)

1. yesterday (on the day before today)

Coordinate terms

• הײַנט (haynt, “today”)
• מאָרגן (morgn, “tomorrow”)

Derived terms

• אייערנעכטן (eyernekhtn, “the day before yesterday”)
• נעכטן בײַנאַכט (nekhtn baynakht, “last night”)