No. 843 in Icelandic
miðnætti
Midnight.
In a sentence
Ég fór út í göngutúr um miðnætti.
I went out for a walk around midnight.
Here, 'miðnætti' denotes a specific time of day, explicitly midnight, indicating when the walk took place.
Klukkan sló miðnætti og við héldum veisluna áfram.
The clock struck midnight, and we continued the party.
In this sentence, 'miðnætti' refers to the exact moment of midnight, marking a transition in time.
Við ákváðum að hittast á miðnætti fyrir stjörnuskot.
We decided to meet at midnight to watch the meteor shower.
'Miðnætti' here specifies the agreed-upon time for an event or meeting, showcasing its usage as a time-setting term.
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