efnniht
Old English
Alternative forms
- efenniht, emnniht, emniht
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ebnanahts (literally “equal night”), a calque of Latin aequinoctium. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht and Old Norse jafnnætti. Equivalent to efn- + niht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈefnˌnixt/, [ˈevnˌniçt]
Noun
efnniht f
- equinox
Declension
Declension of efnniht (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | efnniht | efnniht |
accusative | efnniht | efnniht |
genitive | efnniht | efnnihta |
dative | efnniht | efnnihtum |
Descendants
- Middle English: *even-night
- English: evennight