nächtens

German

Etymology

From Nacht +‎ -ens; or else Nächten with adverbial -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛçtəns/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adverb

nächtens

  1. (poetic) synonym of nachts
    • 1893, Hans Elben (Fritz Bode), chapter 5, in Bilstein: Sang und Sage aus dem Werrathale‎[1], Leipzig: Georg H. Wigand, page 59:
      O hättest Du ihn nächtens jetzt gesehn,
      Als vor dem Ostthor er den Sturm abschlug!
      O if you had seen him now at night,
      Having repelled the rush upon the Eastern Gate!

Further reading

  • “nächtens” in Duden online
  • “nächtens” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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