sunnanniht
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to sunnan (“the sunn's”) + niht (“night”), analogous to sunnandæġ (“Sunday”, literally “the sun's day”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sunnanniht f
- Saturday night
- On sunnanniht iċ ēode tō bedde, on sunnanmorgen iċ ārās.
- I went to bed Saturday night, got up Sunday morning.
Declension edit
Declension of sunnanniht (strong consonant stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunnanniht | sunnanniht |
| accusative | sunnanniht | sunnanniht |
| genitive | sunnanniht | sunnannihta |
| dative | sunnanniht | sunnannihtum |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: sunne niht, sune-niȝt, sonen-nyȝht, sonne niȝt, sonne-nyȝt, sonnes night