middernacht
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch middernacht, variant of middenacht. The form middernacht originated as a dative in expressions like te(r) midder nacht (“at midnight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪdərˌnɑxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mid‧der‧nacht
Noun
middernacht m (plural middernachten, diminutive middernachtje n)
- midnight
- Het feest begon om 20:00 uur en eindigde om middernacht. ― The party started at 8:00 pm and ended at midnight.
- Ze wachtte tot middernacht om hem te verrassen met zijn verjaardagscadeau. ― She waited until midnight to surprise him with his birthday gift.
Descendants
- Negerhollands: middernacht, midnat, medlat, middernagt
- → Virgin Islands Creole: midnat (dated)
See also
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht
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