nátt

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See also: natt and nått

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)

  1. night

Declension

Declension of nátt
f14 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nátt náttin nætur næturnar
accusative nátt náttina nætur nátturnar
dative nátt náttini náttum náttunum
genitive náttar náttarinnar nátta náttanna

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)

  1. night
    Hann gat ekki sofið í nátt
    He could not sleep last night.

Declension

    Declension of nátt
nótt singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nátt náttin nætur næturnar
accusative nátt náttina nætur næturnar
dative nátt náttinni náttum náttunum
genitive náttar / nætur náttarinnar / næturinnar nátta náttanna

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)

  1. night

Declension

  Declension of nátt (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nátt náttin nætr nætrnar
accusative nátt náttina nætr nætrnar
dative nátt náttinni náttum náttunum
genitive náttar, nætr náttarinnar, nætrinnar nátta náttanna

Antonyms

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