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aftan

aftan

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aftan]

Noun

aftan m (genitive singular aftans, uncountable)

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

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.

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 aftnen, indefinite plural aftnar, definite plural aftnane)

  1. evening

Synonyms