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nacht.

night

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/nɑxt/

  1. night

    masculine
    Het was een stille nacht met alleen het geluid van krekels.
    Tijdens de nacht kan het erg koud worden in de woestijn.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Old Dutch naht Middle Dutch nacht Dutch nacht Inherited from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

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