Galician

Noun

noite f ‎(plural noites)

1. night; period of dark, when the sun is below the horizon.

Antonyms

• (period of dark): día

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin noctem, accusative singular of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Old Spanish noche and Mozarabic nojte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.te/

Noun

noite f

1. night
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 84 (facsimile):

     u ides aſſi marido de noite come ladron.

     Where do you go like that at night like a thief, husband?

Antonyms

• dia

Descendants

• Fala: noiti
• Galician: noite
• Mirandese: nuite
• Portuguese: noite
  • Kabuverdianu: noti

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• noute (dated)
• noyte (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese noite, from Latin noctem, accusative singular of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Cognate with Galician noite, Spanish noche, Catalan nit, Occitan nuèit, French nuit, Italian notte and Romanian noapte.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.t͡ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.te/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnoj.tɪ/

Noun

noite f (plural noites)

1. night (period between sunset and sunrise)
   • 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:

     É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.

     It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:noite.

Antonyms

• dia

Derived terms

• noitão, noitona (augmentatives)
• noitinha, noitezinha (diminutives)
• da noite para o dia
• noite e dia
• noite morta
• trocar a noite pelo dia

Related terms

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: noti