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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.
Pronunciation
Noun
nótt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)
- night
- Synonym: (poetic) njóla
- Antonym: dagur
Ég vakti fram á nótt- I woke up at night.
Declension
Declension of nótt (feminine)
The -ó- comes from earlier -ǫ́-, created by u-mutation of -á-, a vowel change that is no longer productive.
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse nótt, nátt.
Pronunciation
Noun
nótt m (definite singular nóttí, definite singular dative nóttinn, indefinite plural nétta or nétte, definite plural néttan, definite plural dative néttó)
- (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of helg (“night”)
- (nonstandard) alternative spelling of nott (“night”)
References
Old Norse
Etymology
merging of nasalized ǫ́ and ó
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈnoːtː/
Noun
nótt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)
- later form of nǫ́tt (“night”)
Declension
Declension of nótt (strong consonant stem)