natt

From Middle Low German nat, from Old Saxon *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

natt

1. wet
2. moist
3. swampy

• Natt
• natten
• nattjen

From Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

• IPA^(key): /nat/
• Rhymes: -at

natt (masculine natte, feminine natte, comparative natter, superlative näddsde) (Eupen)

1. wet, moist (soaked with liquid)

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

• IPA^(key): /natː/, /nɑtː/
• Rhymes: -atː, -ɑtː

natt f or m (definite singular natta or natten, indefinite plural netter, definite plural nettene)

1. night (period between sunset and sunrise)

• “natt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Akin to English night.

• IPA^(key): /nɑtː/

natt f (definite singular natta, indefinite plural netter, definite plural nettene)

1. night

• “natt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• tant

From Old Swedish nāt, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”).

• IPA^(key): /natː/

• Audio

  (file)

natt c

1. night

   Det är natt

   It is night

   Det är som natt och dag

   It is like night and day (idiomatic)

   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “En kulen natt [One chilly night]”:

     En kulen natt, natt, natt, min båt jag styrde, på havets vågade, vågade, våg, så skummet yrde. Och vart [än] jag sågade, sågade, såg, på havets vågade, vågade, våg, långt ner i djupettipettipettipett [djupet], en fisk jag såg, och det var du!

     One chilly night, night, night, my boat I steered, on the sea's wave-a-di [also literally "wave-ed" or "daring" (plural or definite)], wave-a-di, wave, so that the foam sprayed [whirled, spun through the air]. And wherever I look-a-di [also literally "sawed," as with a saw], look-a-di, looked, on the sea's wave-a-di, wave-a-di, wave [Cryptic – intuitively either "And where I looked ..." or "And wherever I looked ..." (where the latter usually has än, but works intuitively without it), with the sentence ending here, but that makes little sense. "And there I saw ..." would make more sense as well.], far down in the depths-deppy-deppy-deppy-dep, a fish I saw, and it was you!

   • 1981, Åke Eriksson, Björn Uhr (lyrics and music), “Ooa hela natten [Ooh the whole night]”, performed by Attack:

     För jag ska ooa hela natten, ooa hela dan [dagen]. Ooa hela natten, skrämma slag på halva stan [staden]. Ooa hela natten lång, tills du upptäcker mig. Ao ao-ao-ao.

     Because I'm going to ooh [no specific meaning in Swedish either] the whole night, ooh the whole day, ooh the whole night, scare the bejesus [or "hell/shit," but not vulgar – literally "scare stroke," as in make have a stroke] out of half the city. Ooh the whole night long, until you notice [discover] me. Ah-ooh ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh.

   1. nights

      Jag arbetar natt

      I work nights

• The Swedish word natt is primarily used for the period of sleep, while the period for "nightlife" (have dinner with us tonight) is typically called afton or kväll (“evening”).

• natt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• natt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• natt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• tant