sunnanniht
Old English
editEtymology
editEquivalent to sunnan (“the sunn's”) + niht (“night”), analogous to sunnandæġ (“Sunday”, literally “the sun's day”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsunnanniht f
- Saturday night
- On sunnanniht iċ ēode tō bedde, on sunnanmorgen iċ ārās.
- I went to bed Saturday night, got up Sunday morning.
Declension
editDeclension 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