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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nátt f (genitive singular náttar, plural nætur)
- night
Declension
Antonyms
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.
Pronunciation
Noun
nátt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)
- night
Hann gat ekki sofið í nátt- He could not sleep last night.
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "night"): dagur
Derived terms
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈnɑ̃ːtː/
Noun
nátt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)
- night
Declension
Declension of nátt (strong consonant stem)
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Descendants