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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek νύχτα (núkhta), form of νύκτα (núkta) from Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), as in the accusative singular νύκτα (núkta),[1][2] from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Cognate with Mariupol Greek ны́хта (nýxta).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈni.xta/
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  • Hyphenation: νύ‧χτα

Noun

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νύχτα (nýchtaf (plural νύχτες)

  1. night

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References

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  1. ^ νύχτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ νύχτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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