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nacht

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See also: Nacht and nåcht

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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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

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nacht f

  1. (Luserna) night
    tunkhl azpi di nachtas dark as the night

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɑxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: nacht
  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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

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Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch naht

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nacht f

  1. night

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Further reading

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon naht

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nacht f

  1. night

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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nacht f

  1. night

Inflection

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

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nacht c (plural nachten, diminutive nachtsje)

  1. night

Further reading

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

Interjection

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nacht

  1. good night

Further reading

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