night watch

English

Etymology

From Middle English nightwacche, nyȝt-wacche, nyghte wacche, nyȝt wacche, from Old English nihtwæċċe, a variant of nihtwacu (“nightwatch”), equivalent to night +‎ watch. Cognate with West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), Dutch nachtwacht, nachtwake (“nightwatch”), German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”) and Nachtwächter (“night watchman”), Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”).

Noun

night watch (plural night watches)

1. A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
2. One or more of the guards on such a watch.

Alternative forms

• night-watch, nightwatch

Synonyms

• night watchman

Translations

watch kept during the night

• Bulgarian: нощно дежурство (noštno dežurstvo)
• Catalan: imaginària (ca) f
• Czech: noční hlídka f
• Finnish: yövartio
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nattvakt m or f

• Serbo-Croatian: ноћна стража f (noćna straža)
• Spanish: imaginaria (es) f
• Turkish: gece nöbeti

guards on such a watch

• Bulgarian: нощна стража (noštna straža)
• Catalan: imaginària (ca) m
• Czech: noční hlídka f
• Finnish: yövartio
• Serbo-Croatian: ноћни стражар m (noćni stražar)
• Spanish: imaginaria (es) m
• Turkish: gece bekçisi (tr)

Anagrams

• Watch Night, watch night, watch-night, watchnight