nattblacka

Swedish

Etymology

natt (“night”) +‎ blacka (“to flutter”). Disputed relationship with obsolete natbakka and aptanbakka, compare Danish aftenbakke. See also Faroese leðurbløka, Icelandic leðurblaka.

Noun

nattblacka c

1. bat (nocturnal flying animal)

   Synonym: fladdermus

2. Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

   Synonym: nattskärra

3. nighthawk (person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours)

   Synonym: nattfjäril

Declension

Declension of nattblacka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nattblacka	nattblackas
	definite	nattblackan	nattblackans
plural	indefinite	nattblackor	nattblackors
	definite	nattblackorna	nattblackornas

References

• nattblacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nattblacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nattblacka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• nattblacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)