German

Noun

Nacht f ‎(genitive Nacht, plural Nächte)

1. night

   Die Nacht war lang und frostig.‎

   The night was long and chilly.

2. darkness

   Sie wurden von der Nacht verschlungen.‎

   They were engulfed by the darkness (of the night).

Usage notes

• In contemporary German, Nacht is used somewhat differently than English night. Although Nacht can be a general term for the dark hours of the day, when used as a time measurement it refers only to those hours when most ordinary people are in bed (roughly 11 p.m. till 6 a.m.). So while one says in English: "Let's have a beer tonight!", in German one needs to say: "Lass uns heute Abend ein Bier trinken!" ("Let's drink a beer this evening!")
• There is also des Nachts similar to des Morgens, des Abends, des Mittags.

Declension

Derived terms

• bei Nacht - at night, during the night
• heute Nacht - tonight
• Nachtblindheit f
• Nachtdienst m
• nächtlich
• nachts
• Nachtzeit f
• Nachtruhe f
• Nachtquartier n
• Nachtspeicherheizung f
• Nacht und Nebel
• Polarnacht f
• Tag und Nacht

See also

• Mitternacht
• Tag
• Mittag
• Nachmittag
• Abend

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German nacht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Noun

Nacht f

1. night

Dutch

Noun

nacht m ‎(plural nachten, diminutive nachtje n)

1. night

See also

• (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht

Anagrams

• chant

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naxt/

Noun

nacht f

1. night

Descendants

• Dutch: nacht

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naxt/

Etymology

From Old Saxon naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Noun

nacht f

1. night

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Compare Old Saxon naht, Old English niht, naht, Old Dutch naht, Old High German naht, Old Norse nátt

Noun

nacht f

1. night

Declension

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: naacht

• West Frisian: nacht

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Compare Dutch nacht, German Nacht, English night, Danish nat.

Noun

nacht

1. night