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Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish noche, from an earlier *noite, from Latin noctem, accusative of nox.
Pronunciation
Noun
noche f (Latin spelling)
- night
2019, Silvyo OVADYA, “Hanukah Alegre”, in Şalom Gazetesi:Alhad la noche vamos a asender la primera kandela de muestras Hanukiyas.- Sunday night we're going to light the first candle on our Hanukiyas.
Old Spanish
Etymology
From an earlier *noite, from Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts, cognate with English night.
Pronunciation
Noun
noche f (plural noches)
- night
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish noche, from an earlier *noite, from Latin noctem (compare Catalan nit, French nuit, Italian notte, Portuguese noite, Romanian noapte).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnot͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -otʃe
- Syllabification: no‧che
Noun
noche f (plural noches)
- night (the period between sunset and sunrise)
- Antonym: día
- por la noche ― at night
- durante la noche ― at night / overnight / at night time
- evening (after sunset)
- Synonym: tarde
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