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
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

Finnish

Noun

aftan

  1. genitive singular 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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