"nightwatch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nightwatches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nightwacche, nyȝt-wacche, nyghte wacche, nyȝt wacche, from Old English nihtwæċċe, a variant of nihtwacu (“nightwatch”), equivalent to night + watch. Cognate with West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), Dutch nachtwacht, nachtwake (“nightwatch”), German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”) and Nachtwächter (“night watchman”), Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nightwacche}} Middle English nightwacche, {{m|enm|nyȝt-wacche}} nyȝt-wacche, {{m|enm|nyghte wacche}} nyghte wacche, {{m|enm|nyȝt wacche}} nyȝt wacche, {{inh|en|ang|nihtwæċċe}} Old English nihtwæċċe, {{m|ang|nihtwacu|t=nightwatch}} nihtwacu (“nightwatch”), {{af|en|night|watch}} night + watch, {{cog|fy|nachtwacht|t=nightwatch}} West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), {{cog|nl|nachtwacht}} Dutch nachtwacht, {{m|nl|nachtwake|t=nightwatch}} nachtwake (“nightwatch”), {{cog|de|Nachtwache|t=nightwatch}} German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”), {{m|de|Nachtwächter|t=night watchman}} Nachtwächter (“night watchman”), {{cog|sv|nattvakt|t=nightwatch}} Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), {{cog|is|næturvakt|t=nightwatch}} Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightwatch (plural nightwatches)
  1. Alternative form of night watch Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: night watch
    Sense id: en-nightwatch-en-noun-l5Ys-SOt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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