midnight
English
/ˈmɪdnʌɪt/, /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
- 12 o'clock at night exactly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English midnight inherited from Old English midniht inherited from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts (midnight) prefix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense).
Origin
English
night
Gloss
noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cracker Night English
- all-night English
- alnight English
- anight English
- barnight English
- benight English
- birthnight English
- evennight English
- forenight English
- fortnight English
- goodnight English
- holinight English
- internight English
- intranight English
- midnightish English
- midnightly English
- multinight English
- night English
- night fear English
- night watch English
- night-bright English
- night-fear English
- night-rail English
- nightbreak English
- nightcap English
- nightclothes English
- nightclub English
- nightcore English
- nightcrawler English
- nightdream English
- nightdreaming English
- nightdress English
- nighted English
- nighten English
- nighter English
- nightery English
- nightfall English
- nightfaring English
- nightfear English
- nightfire English
- nightfright English
- nightful English
- nightgear English
- nightglow English
- nightgown English
- nightguard English
- nighthawk English
- nightie English
- nightingale English
- nightish English
- nightlamp English
- nightless English
- nightlife English
- nightlight English
- nightlike English
- nightline English
- nightlong English
- nightly English
- nightman English
- nightmarcher English
- nightmare English
- nightpiece English
- nightrider English
- nightrobe English
- nights English
- nightscape English
- nightscope English
- nightshade English
- nightshining English
- nightshirt English
- nightside English
- nightspot English
- nightstand English
- nightstick English
- nightstool English
- nightsuit English
- nighttide English
- nighttime English
- nightwalker English
- nightwandering English
- nightward English
- nightwards English
- nightwatch English
- nightwatchman English
- nightwear English
- nightwork English
- nighty English
- outnight English
- overnight English
- paynight English
- postmidnight English
- to-night English
- watchnight English
- weeknight English
- worknight English
- yesternight English
- Mitternacht German
- Mitternachtsblau German
- mitternachtsblau German
- mitternachtwärts German
- night Italian
- middernacht Dutch, Flemish
- middernachtzon Dutch, Flemish
- night Portuguese
- *midjanahts Proto-Germanic
- midnatt Swedish
- natt Swedish
- ナイト Japanese
- midniht Old English
- midnight Middle English
- mydnyght Middle English
- nighte Middle English
- middernacht Middle Dutch
- 나이트 Korean
- nait Tok Pisin
- Midnoacht Saterland Frisian
- Noacht Saterland Frisian
- naet Pijin
- night
- nights
- nighty
- anight
- nighted
- benight
- nighter
- nightly
- nighten
- nightie
- alnight
- to-night
- barnight
- nightcap
- nightful
- nightman
- nightish
- outnight
- paynight
- nightery
- holinight
- all-night
- nightlong
- weeknight
- nightgear
- goodnight
- nighttide
- nightrobe
- nightglow
- nightless
- nightfire
- nightlike
- nightlife
- nighttime
- nightwork
- nightspot
- nightfall
- nighthawk
- nightmare
- nightline
- worknight
- nightclub
- evennight
- nightlamp
- overnight
- nightwear
- nightcore
- nightfear
- fortnight
- nightsuit
- forenight
- nightside
- nightward
- nightgown
- birthnight
- nightguard
- nightbreak
- night fear
- intranight
- multinight
- nightpiece
- night-fear
- nightscape
- nightdress
- watchnight
- nightwards
- internight
- nightdream
- nightrider
- nightstool
- nightstand
- midnightly
- nightlight
- nightshade
- nightshirt
- nightscope
- nightwatch
- nightstick
- night-rail
- nightwalker
- nightfright
- night watch
- nightingale
- midnightish
- nightfaring
- yesternight
- night-bright
- nightmarcher
- nightcrawler
- nightshining
- nightclothes
- postmidnight
- nightdreaming
- nightwatchman
- Cracker Night
- nightwandering