nag
Afrikaans
/naχ/
noun
Definitions
- The period between sunset and sunrise, when the sky is dark; night.
- (countable) darkness.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish nacht (night) inherited from Middle Dutch nacht inherited from Old Dutch naht inherited from Proto-Germanic *nahts (night) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*nókʷts
Gloss
night
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
夜
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nagapie English
- niger Latin
- nigrum Latin
- noctem Latin
- noctula Latin
- nocturnus Latin
- nox Latin
- dag-en-nachtevening Dutch, Flemish
- huwelijksnacht Dutch, Flemish
- kerstnacht Dutch, Flemish
- nacht Dutch, Flemish
- nachtactief Dutch, Flemish
- nachtapotheker Dutch, Flemish
- nachtblind Dutch, Flemish
- nachtblindheid Dutch, Flemish
- nachtbus Dutch, Flemish
- nachtclub Dutch, Flemish
- nachtdier Dutch, Flemish
- nachtelijk Dutch, Flemish
- nachtevening Dutch, Flemish
- nachtgoed Dutch, Flemish
- nachthemd Dutch, Flemish
- nachtjapon Dutch, Flemish
- nachtmerrie Dutch, Flemish
- nachtpermissie Dutch, Flemish
- nachtpo Dutch, Flemish
- nachtpot Dutch, Flemish
- nachtroofdier Dutch, Flemish
- nachtroofvogel Dutch, Flemish
- nachtrust Dutch, Flemish
- nachtschade Dutch, Flemish
- nachttemperatuur Dutch, Flemish
- nachttrein Dutch, Flemish
- nachtval Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvlinder Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvorst Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvrijen Dutch, Flemish
- nachtwacht Dutch, Flemish
- nachtwaker Dutch, Flemish
- nachtzoen Dutch, Flemish
- nachtzwaluw Dutch, Flemish
- nanacht Dutch, Flemish
- nieuwjaarsnacht Dutch, Flemish
- poolnacht Dutch, Flemish
- νύξ Ancient Greek
- *nókʷts Proto-Indo-European
- *nahts Proto-Germanic
- niht Old English
- नक्त Sanskrit
- नक्ति Sanskrit
- nátt Old Norse
- nǫ́tt Old Norse
- *netopyřь Proto-Slavic
- *noťь Proto-Slavic
- nacht Middle Dutch
- naht Old High German
- apie Afrikaans
- laas Afrikaans
- laasnag Afrikaans
- nagapie Afrikaans
- naht Middle High German
- 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *naht gmw-pro
- naht Old Dutch
- *noxs Proto-Celtic
- *aktúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *nákts Proto-Indo-Iranian
- nacht Old Frisian
- *naktā Proto-Albanian
- *naktís Proto-Balto-Slavic
- 𐬥𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬎 Avestan