overnacht

Overnacht is a Dutch term meaning overnight or for the duration of the night. It is used to describe events or actions that occur during the night or for a single night. In everyday language the related verb overnachten means to spend the night somewhere; a typical past tense form is overnacht, as in We hebben in een hotel overnacht. The noun for a night spent away is overnachting.

Etymology and related terms: the word is formed from the preposition over and nacht (night), and it has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as German über Nacht and English overnight. This family of terms commonly conveys the notion of time spent from evening to morning.

Usage and contexts: overnachten appears across travel, hospitality, and transport contexts, among others. In hotel and tourism language, the noun overnachting is standard, as in De prijs is per overnachting. The verb overnachten is used to describe the act of staying in a place for one night, for example We hebben in een hotel overnacht tijdens de reis. The term is widely understood in the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders).

See also: related concepts include overnachting, the preferred noun for an overnight stay, and the verb overnachten, which covers the act of spending the night somewhere. The word is part of the broader Dutch vocabulary for time, accommodation, and travel, with direct equivalents in English (overnight) and close cognates in neighboring Germanic languages.