# nights

Pronunciation: say "NYTS" /naɪts/

## Noun

1. Plural of night. — plural of night
   - Simple: Plural of night. Use this when you mean more than one night.
   - _Summer nights in the valley stay warm long after sunset._
   - _She spent several nights packing before the big move._

## Adverb

2. During the nighttime hours, especially on a regular or recurring basis.
   - Simple: During the night, especially as something you do again and again.
   - _She studies nights so she can keep her day job._
   - _The bakery bakes fresh bread nights, ready for the morning rush._

## Origin

Inherited from Middle English "nightes", from Old English "nihtes" ("at night, by night"), formed from "night" plus the adverbial genitive suffix "-s". It is cognate with Old Frisian "nachtes", Old Saxon "nahtes", and German "nachts", all meaning "nights" or "at night".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nights (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).