nátt

See also: natt and nått

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɔʰtː]

Noun

nátt f (genitive singular náttar, plural nætur)

night

Declension

Declension of nátt
f14	singular		plural
f14	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nátt	náttin	nætur	næturnar
accusative	nátt	náttina	nætur	nátturnar
dative	nátt	náttini	náttum	náttunum
genitive	náttar	náttarinnar	nátta	náttanna

Antonyms

dagur (day)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

nǫ́tt, nótt (later form)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːtː/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

Noun

nátt f (genitive nætr, plural nætr)

night

Declension

Declension of nátt (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nátt	náttin	nætr	nætrnar
accusative	nátt	náttina	nætr	nætrnar
dative	nátt	náttinni	náttum	náttunum
genitive	náttar, nætr	náttarinnar, nætrinnar	nátta	náttanna

Antonyms

dagr (day)

Descendants

Icelandic: nótt, nátt
Faroese: nátt
Norwegian: natt
Old Swedish: nāt
- Swedish: natt
Old Danish: nāt
- Danish: nat
Westrobothnian: nɑtt, nått, nåt, nååt
Elfdalian: ną̊t
Gutnish: nat
Scanian: nøtt

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