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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mynuyt, from Old French mie nuit, from mie, feminine singular of mi (“half, half way”) + nuit (“night”). Equivalent to mi- + nuit. Compare Occitan mièjanuèch, mièjanuèit, Catalan mitjanit, Portuguese meia-noite, Spanish medianoche, Italian mezzanotte, Romanian miazănoapte.
Pronunciation
Noun
minuit m (plural minuits)
- midnight
La nouvelle journée commence à minuit.- The new day begins at midnight.
Il est déjà minuit?- Is it midnight already?
Pendant les week-ends, je me couche à minuit.- On the weekends, I go to bed by midnight.
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Latin
Verb
minuit
- third-person singular present active indicative of minuō