Polarnacht
German, noun[poˈlaːɐ̯ˌnaχt]
Polarnacht is spelled P-O-L-A-R-N-A-C-H-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polarnacht is a German feminine noun meaning “polar night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Periode in den polnahen Gebieten, in der die Sonne den gesamten Tag über unterhalb des Horizonts bleibt”.
What does Polarnacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolar night
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Periode in den polnahen Gebieten, in der die Sonne den gesamten Tag über unterhalb des Horizonts bleibt
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 Polarnacht
- Polarnächte plural
- Polarnächten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polarnacht?
- [poˈlaːɐ̯ˌnaχt]
- [poˈlaːɐ̯ˌnaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Polarnacht in German?
Polarnacht appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).