Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nahts

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnɑxts/

    Noun

    *nahts f

    1. night
      Antonym: *dagaz

    Inflection

    Declension of *nahts (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *nahts *nahtiz
    vocative *naht *nahtiz
    accusative *nahtų *nahtunz
    genitive *nahtiz *nahtǫ̂
    dative *nahti *nahtumaz
    instrumental *nahtē *nahtumiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*naht-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381