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Italian
Etymology
From Latin noctem, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
Noun
notte f (plural notti, pejorative nottàccia)
- night
- Antonym: giorno
Related terms
Interjection
notte
- Ellipsis of buonanotte.
Further reading
- notte in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- notte in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
notte
- Alternative form of knotte
Etymology 2
Adverb
notte
- Alternative form of not
Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin noctem.
Pronunciation
Noun
notte f (plural notte)
- night
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 342: “una notte” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation
Noun
notte f (plural nottes)
- night