natt

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Aasen¹	Natt²	Natti²	Næter	Næterna
1901			næter (nætar)	næterne (nætane)
1917		natta, natti	næter [netter]	nætene³, næterne [nettene, netterne]
1938		natta [natti]	netter	nettene
2012 (current)	natt	natta	netter	nettene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. ²Aasen only lists Natt in his dictionary (1850), but both Natt and Naatt in his grammar (1864). ³Form was allowed for schoolchildren already in 1910.

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

“natt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

AnagramsEdit

tant

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /natː/
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NounEdit

natt c

a night

Usage notesEdit

The Swedish word natt is primarily used for the period of sleep, while the period for "nightlife" (have dinner with us tonight) is typically called afton or kväll (“evening”).

DeclensionEdit

Declension of natt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	natt	natten	nätter	nätterna
Genitive	natts	nattens	nätters	nätternas