nátt

See also: natt and nått

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔʰtː]

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

• dagur (day)

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• nǫ́tt, nótt – later form

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːtː/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

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

• dagr (day)

Descendants

• Icelandic: nótt, nátt
• Faroese: nátt
• Norwegian: natt
• Old Swedish: nāt
  • Swedish: natt
• Old Danish: nāt
  • Danish: nat
• Westrobothnian: nɑtt, nått, nåt, nååt
• Elfdalian: ną̊t
• Gutnish: nat
• Scanian: nøtt