🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Nachtnummer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nahts-nu-mer

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nighttime Phone Number/ˈnaɪt.taɪm ˈfoʊn ˈnʌm.bər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Für Notfälle können Sie die Nachtnummer anrufen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A telephone number that can be contacted during the night.

    "If you need assistance after hours, please call the nighttime phone number provided on our website."
  2. 2

    A specific contact number designated for use during nighttime hours.

    "The nighttime phone number is available for emergencies only."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nighttime' combines 'night', derived from Old English 'niht', and 'time', from Old English 'tima', indicating the period of darkness. 'Phone number' combines 'phone', a shortening of 'telephone' from Greek 'tele' (far) and 'phone' (voice), and 'number', from Latin 'numerus', indicating a numerical identifier for communication.

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