pusnakts
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From puse (“side, half”) + nakts (“night”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pusnakts f (6th declension)
- midnight (the middle of the night, when the sun is at its lowest point under the horizon)
- pusnakts stunda ― midnight hour (= the middle of the night)
- patiesā pusnakts ― true midnight (moment of sun's lowest point)
- vidēja pusnakts ― average midnight (average moment of sun's lowest point)
- dzīres ievilkās pāri pusnaktij ― the feast continued on after midnight
- mēnesi varēja gaidīt tikai ap pusnakti ― the moon could be seen only around midnight
- par zemi baltās pusnakts klusums iet ― over the earth, the white silence of midnight is going (around)
- midnight (a moment in time, 24:00 or 00:00)
- vecais pulkstenis sit divpadsmit reižu... tātad: pusnakts ― the old clock hit twelve times... therefore: (it's) midnight
- trešajā naktī Andrejs bija sardzē no pusnakts līdz četriem ― in the third night, Andrej was the night watch from midnight to four (o'clock a.m.)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pusnakts (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pusnakts | pusnaktis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pusnakti | pusnaktis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pusnakts | pusnakšu |
| dative (datīvs) | pusnaktij | pusnaktīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pusnakti | pusnaktīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pusnaktī | pusnaktīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pusnakts | pusnaktis |