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Nacht.

night

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/naxt/[naχt][nɑxt]

  1. night

    feminine
    Die Nacht war lang und frostig.

  2. darkness

    feminine
    Sie wurden von der Nacht verschlungen.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Old High German naht Middle High German naht German Nacht Inherited from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

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