Nachmittag

See also: nachmittag

German

Etymology

nach +‎ Mittag. Compare Dutch namiddag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːx.mɪˌtaːk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈna(x).mɪˌtax/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

Nachmittag m (strong, genitive Nachmittages or Nachmittags, plural Nachmittage)

  1. afternoon (part of the day from about 2 p.m. to about 6 p.m.)
    heute Nachmittag
    this afternoon

Declension

Declension of Nachmittag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nachmittag die Nachmittage
genitive eines des Nachmittages, Nachmittags der Nachmittage
dative einem dem Nachmittag, Nachmittage1 den Nachmittagen
accusative einen den Nachmittag die Nachmittage

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • heute nachmittag, heute Nachmittag (“this afternoon”)
  • nachmittäglich
  • nachmittags (“in the afternoon”)
  • Nachmittagskaffee (“afternoon coffee”)
  • Nachmittagstee (“afternoon tea”)

See also

times of day: Tageszeitenedit

Further reading

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