nächtlich
German, adjective/ˈnɛçtlɪç/
nächtlich is a German adjective meaning “nightly, per night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Nacht betreffend, während der/jeder Nacht stattfindend”.
What does nächtlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nightly, per night
- 2
nocturnal (taking place at the night)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. die Nacht betreffend, während der/jeder Nacht stattfindend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nächtlich
- nächtlicher masculine nominative singular
- nächtliche feminine nominative singular
- nächtliches neuter nominative singular
- nächtlichen genitive masculine singular
- nächtlichem dative masculine singular
- der nächtliche definite includes-article masculine
- die nächtliche definite feminine includes-article
- das nächtliche definite includes-article neuter
- die nächtlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des nächtlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der nächtlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem nächtlichen dative definite includes-article
- den nächtlichen dative definite includes-article
- am nächtlichsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nächtlich?
- /ˈnɛçtlɪç/
- [ˈnɛçtlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nächtlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nächtlich in German?
nächtlich appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).