No. 923 in Icelandic
nótt
"Night."
In a sentence
Ég átti góða nótt.
I had a good night.
The word 'nótt' is used to refer to the nighttime period, aligning with its usual role as a noun.
Nóttin var köld og skýjuð.
The night was cold and cloudy.
Here, 'nóttin' is the definite form of 'nótt', referring to a specific night, emphasizing its grammatical inflection for definiteness.
Við vökum alla nóttina.
We stay awake all night.
In this sentence, 'nóttina' is the accusative form of the definite 'nótt', demonstrating noun declension in the accusative case.
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