aftan

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. Compare Icelandic aftann, Norwegian aftan, aften, Swedish afton, Danish aften, English even (evening), Dutch avond, German Abend.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aftan]

Noun

aftan m (genitive singular aftans, uncountable)

  1. evening
  2. day before a (Christian) holiday
Declension
m53 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aftan aftanin — —
Accusative aftan aftanin — —
Dative aftani aftaninum — —
Genitive aftans aftansins — —
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse aptan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aʰtːan]

Adverb

aftan

  1. from behind

Preposition

aftan fyri

  1. behind

Finnish

Noun

aftan

  1. Genitive singular form of afta.

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

aftan

  1. indefinite accusative singular of aftann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. Compare Swedish afton, Danish aften, Icelandic aftann, English even (evening), Dutch avond, German Abend.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ̂ftɑn/

Noun

aftan m (definite singular aftanen, indefinite plural aftnar, definite plural aftnane)

  1. evening

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
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