afton

From Old Swedish aptan, aftan, afton, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognates include Norwegian Nynorsk aftan, Norwegian Bokmål aften, Danish aften, Icelandic aftann, English even (evening), Dutch avond and German Abend.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaftɔn/

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afton c

1. (sometimes somewhat solemn) (early) evening
2. (chiefly in compounds) eve

Sometimes used to emphasize that the early evening is included, in phrases like "en trevlig afton och kväll" (a pleasant early evening and evening).

• (evening): god afton, aftonstjärna
• (eve): julafton, midsommarafton, nyårsafton, påskafton, pingstafton, tranafton, valborgsmässoafton

• kväll (“evening”)

• afton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• afton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• afton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)