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Cimbrian
Etymology
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
nacht f
- (Luserna) night
- tunkhl azpi di nacht ― as dark as the night
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
Noun
nacht m (plural nachten, diminutive nachtje n)
- 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.
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Descendants
See also
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch naht
Pronunciation
Noun
nacht f
- night
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon naht
Pronunciation
Noun
nacht f
- night
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Noun
nacht f
- night
Inflection
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
Noun
nacht c (plural nachten, diminutive nachtsje)
- night
Further reading
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Interjection
nacht
- good night
Further reading
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011