"nights" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /naɪts/ Audio: en-us-nights.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪts Etymology: From Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nightes}} Middle English nightes, {{inh|en|ang|nihtes|t=at night, by night}} Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), {{af|en|night|-s#Etymology 3|pos2=adverbial genitive suffix}} night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix), {{cog|ofs|nachtes}} Old Frisian nachtes, {{cog|osx|nahtes}} Old Saxon nahtes, {{cog|de|nachts}} German nachts Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nights (not comparable)
  1. at night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nights-en-adv-BenHRm-t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -s, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /naɪts/ Audio: en-us-nights.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪts Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} nights
  1. plural of night Tags: form-of, plural Form of: night
    Sense id: en-nights-en-noun-1Ml~rQ5n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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