nótt
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nótt f (genitive singular nætur, nominative plural nætur)
- night
- Ég vakti fram á nótt
- I woke up at night.
Declension edit
declension of nótt
The -ó- comes from earlier -ǫ́-, created by u-mutation of -á-, a vowel change that is no longer productive.
Synonyms edit
- (night): njóla (poetic)
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “night”): dagur
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- “nótt” at Vallemål.no
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
merging of nasalized ǫ́ and ó
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nótt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)
- later form of nǫ́tt (“night”)