νύχτα
Greek
Alternative forms
- νύκτα f (nýkta)
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek νύχτα (núkhta), form of νύκτα (núkta) from Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), as in the accusative singular νύκτα (núkta),[1][2] from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Cognate with Mariupol Greek ны́хта (nýxta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.xta/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: νύ‧χτα
Declension
Antonyms
- ημέρα f (iméra, “day”)
Derived terms
- ανύχτωτος (anýchtotos, “at nightfall”, adjective)
- ήλιος του μεσονυχτίου m (ílios tou mesonychtíou, “midnight sun”)
- ημερονύκτιο n (imeronýktio, “a day and a night”)
- καληνύχτα (kalinýchta, “goodnight”)
- μεσάνυχτα n pl (mesánychta, “midnight”)
- μεσονύκτιος (mesonýktios, “midnight”, adjective)
- μεσονυχτιάτικα (mesonychtiátika, “at dead of night”, adverb)
- μεσονυχτίς (mesonychtís, “at midnight”, adverb)
- νύχτα f (nýchta, “night”)
- νυχτερίδα f (nychterída, “bat”)
- νυχτερινός (nychterinós, “night, nocturnal”)
- νυχτιάτικα (nychtiátika, “at night”)
- νυχτικό n (nychtikó, “nightdress, nightshirt”)
- νυχτοφύλακας m (nychtofýlakas, “night watchman”)
References
- νύχτα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- νύχτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
νύχτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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