nacht
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German nacht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”). Cognate with German Nacht, English night.
Noun edit
nacht f
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nacht m (plural nachten, diminutive nachtje n)
- night
- Het was een stille nacht met alleen het geluid van krekels. ― It was a quiet night with only the sound of crickets.
- Tijdens de nacht kan het erg koud worden in de woestijn. ― During the night, it can get very cold in the desert.
- Ze werkt vaak late nachten om haar projecten af te maken. ― She often works late into the night to finish her projects.
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See also edit
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht
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Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nacht f
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “nacht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nacht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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nacht f
Old Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Noun edit
nacht f
Inflection edit
| Declension of nacht (feminine consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | nacht | nacht |
| genitive | nachtes, nachte | nachta |
| dative | nachte | nachtum, nachtem |
| accusative | nacht | nacht |
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West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nacht c (plural nachten, diminutive nachtsje)
Further reading edit
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Interjection edit
nacht
Further reading edit
- “nacht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011