nightlong

English

adj

Definitions

Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *nihtlong inherited from Old English nihtlang (a night in length, lasting through the night, night-long) compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English long (belong, yearn).

Origin

English

long

Gloss

belong, yearn

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Cracker Night English
Lombard English
Longview English
agelong English
all-night English
alnight English
along English
anight English
armlong English
barnight English
belong English
benight English
birthnight English
blocklong English
daylong English
decadelong English
decadeslong English
edgelong English
erelong English
evenlong English
evennight English
extralong English
feetlong English
footlong English
forenight English
forlong English
fortnight English
goodnight English
holinight English
hourlong English
hourslong English
inchlong English
internight English
intranight English
length English
lifelong English
livelong English
long English
long-haired English
long-lived English
longage English
longarm English
longbeak English
longbeard English
longboard English
longboat English
longbow English
longcase English
longclaw English
longcoat English
longcut English
longdog English
longear English
longer English
longest English
longeth English
longfin English
longgrass English
longhair English
longhaired English
longhand English
longheaded English
longhorn English
longhouse English
longie English
longies English
longing English
longish English
longleaf English
longline English
longlist English
longly English
longminded English
longneck English
longnecked English
longness English
longnose English
longplay English
longship English
longshoot English
longshot English
longsleeved English
longsome English
longspun English
longspur English
longstemmed English
longsuffering English
longsword English
longtail English
longterm English
longtime English
longwall English
longward English
longwave English
longwhiles English
longwing English
longwise English
longwool English
longword English
longy English
midnight English
minuteslong English
monthlong English
monthslong 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
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
nonlong English
outnight English
overlong English
overnight English
paynight English
seasonlong English
semilong English
sidelong English
summerlong English
superlong English
to-night English
ultralong English
waistlong English
watchnight English
weeklong English
weeknight English
weekslong English
winterlong English
worknight English
yesternight English
night Italian
night Portuguese
ナイト Japanese
nihtlang Old English
*nihtlong Middle English
long Middle English
nighte Middle English
나이트 Korean
nait Tok Pisin
naet Pijin