The German word for night is
Nacht

Gender
The gender of Nacht is feminine. E.g. die Nacht.Plural
The plural of Nacht is Nächte.German Definition
night | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] Nacht | |
[2] Abend, an dem man ausgeht | |
[1] He wasn't at home each night. | |
Er war nicht jede Nacht zu Hause. | |
[2] We spent a wonderful night at the opera. | |
Wir haben einen wunderbaren Abend in der Oper verbracht. |
Translations for night and their definitions
Nacht | ![]() | ||
n. night | |||
Die Nacht war lang und frostig. - The night was long and chilly. | |||
n. darkness | |||
Sie wurden von der Nacht verschlungen. - They were engulfed by the darkness (of the night). |
Übernachtung | ||
n-f. overnight stay (at a hotel etc.) | ||
n-f. sleepover |
Abend | ![]() | ||
n-m. evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight) | |||
adv. Superseded spelling of Abend |
Dunkelheit | ||
n-f. darkness |
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