After

See also: after, æfter, and after-

German

Etymology

From Middle High German after, from Old High German aftero ("rear; behind; below"; compare Old High German aftar (“after”, preposition, adverb)), from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaftɐ/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːftɐ/ (quite common; via English after, given the word’s infrequence in speech)
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Noun

After m (genitive Afters, plural After)

  1. (anatomy, formal, literary) anus
    [Feigwarzen] können sowohl am After als auch im Geschlechtsbereich sitzen. 1
    [Condylomata acuminata warts] can be situated in the region of the anus as well as that of the sexual organs.
  2. (obsolete) buttocks, backside

Declension
Declension of After
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der After die After
genitive eines des Afters der After
dative einem dem After den Aftern
accusative einen den After die After

Synonyms

(anus):

Derived terms

(anus):

Further reading
  • After in Duden online
  • After in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
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