nakts
See also: nākts
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *naktís, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Noun
nakts f
- night
Latvian
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Nakts
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *náktis, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nakts]
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Noun
nakts f (6th declension)
- night (time period from sunset to sunrise, from evening to morning)
- vēla nakts ― late night
- dziļa nakts ― deep night
- gara, īsa nakts ― long, short night
- pavadīt nakti teltī ― to spend the night in a tent
- zvaigžņota nakts ― starry night
- nakts debesis ― night sky
- nakts mākoņi ― night clouds
- nakts tumsa ― night darkness
- tumšs kā naktī ― dark like at night
- melns kā nakts ― black like the night (= very black; gloomy)
- uz nakti, uz naktsguļu ― overnight
- nakts no sestdienas uz svētdienu ― night from Saturday to Sunday
- mūžīga nakts ― eternal night (= death)
- strādāt dienām un naktīm, dienu un nakti ― to work day and night
- vakara sārtums pamazām nodziest... nu jau ir pilnīga nakts ― the evening redness gradually disappears... now it is full night
- nakts klusumā skarbi iečīkstējās durvis ― in the silence of the night the door creaked harshly
- night (the same time period, in relation to a certain event or holiday)
- jaungada nakts ― New Year's Eve (lit. night)
- līgo, Jāņu nakts ― Midsummer night
- kažu nakts ― wedding night
- pirmā nakts ― wedding night (lit. first night, when the marriage is consummated)
- (in the accusative) at night (during that time period)
- dzirnavās nakti bija dzīres: velni dejoja ar raganām ― at the mill, durning the night, there was a feast: devils danced with witches
- (in the genitive, used adjectivally) night, nocturnal (typical of, happening during, active during, this time period)
- nakts vilciens ― night train
- nakts dežūra ― night hours
- nakts maiņa, naktsmaiņa ― night shift
- nakts redzamība ― night, noctural visibility
- nakts dzīvnieki, kukaiņi ― nocturnal animals, insects
- nakts puķes ― night flowers
- nakts pastaiga ― night walk
- nakts miers ― night quiet, peace
- nakts miegs ― night sleep
- nakts salna ― night frost
- nakts lampa, naktslampa ― night lamp
- vagonā jau ieslēgts nakts apgaismojums ― the night lights are already on in the rail car
- (figuratively) night (time period during which negative circumstances prevail)
- fašisma nakts ― the night of fascism
- night, dark (the darkness typical of this time period)
- muguru pagriezusi, viņa stāvēja pie loga un skatījās nakti ― turning around, she stood by the window and looked at the night
Declension
Declension of nakts (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nakts | naktis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nakti | naktis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nakts | nakšu |
| dative (datīvs) | naktij | naktīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nakti | naktīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | naktī | naktīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nakts | naktis |
Derived terms
- arlabunakti
- diennakts
- naksnīgs
- nakšņot, pārnakšņot
- pusnakts
- šonakt, tonakt
See also
- Times of day (diennakts daļas):
ausma/rītausma - rīts - priekšpusdiena - pusdiena - pēcpusdiena - vakars - krēsla - nakts - pusnakts
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “nakts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN