natt

From Middle Low German nat, from Old Saxon *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

natt

1. wet
2. moist
3. swampy

• Natt
• natten
• nattjen

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

natt f or m (definite singular natta or natten, indefinite plural netter, definite plural nettene)

1. night (period between sunset and sunrise)

• “natt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /nɑtː/

natt f (definite singular natta, indefinite plural netter, definite plural nettene)

1. night

• “natt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /natː/

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natt c

1. a night

• 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”).

• natt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)