avont

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Dutch āvont, from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ.

Noun

âvont m

  1. evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day)

Inflection

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Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: avond
    • Afrikaans: aand
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: tafn
    • Jersey Dutch: âvond
    • Negerhollands: avond, navont
  • Limburgish: aovendj

Further reading

  • “avont”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “avont”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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