Naht

See also: naht and näht

German

Naht

Etymology

From Middle High German nāt, from Old High German nāt, from Proto-Germanic *nēdiz, derived from *nēaną (“to sew”), whence German nähen. Cognate with Dutch naad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːt/
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Rhymes: -aːt
Homophones: naht (general), narrt (some speakers)

Noun

Naht f (genitive Naht, plural Nähte, diminutive Nähtchen n)

(textiles) seam
(surgery) suture, seam
Synonym: Wundnaht
(metal) weld
Synonym: Schweißnaht

Declension

Declension of Naht [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Naht	die	Nähte
genitive	einer	der	Naht	der	Nähte
dative	einer	der	Naht	den	Nähten
accusative	eine	die	Naht	die	Nähte

Derived terms

nahtlos

Related terms

Doppelnaht
Hosennaht
Saumnaht
Zickzacknaht
nahtfrei
nähen

Further reading

“Naht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Naht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Naht” in Duden online

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