Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nightlong

/ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: night-long
IPA: /ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.

adv

Through the night.

Etymology

From Middle English *nihtlong, from Old English nihtlang (“lasting through the night, night-long, a night in length”), equivalent to night + -long.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *nihtlong, nihtlang, nihtlonge, nihtlanges
Suffix: night

Synonyms

all-night overnight

Questions

How do you pronounce nightlong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/.
What does nightlong mean?: Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.
Where does nightlong come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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