Abend
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[edit] German
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Old High German āband < Proto-Indo-European *epi (“‘after, behind’”) > “last part of the day”, compare Dutch avond, English evening, Old Norse aptann, Swedish afton, Norwegian and Danish aften.
[edit] Noun
Abend m. (genitive Abends, plural Abende)
- evening, night
- heute Abend — “tonight”
- gestern Abend — “last night”
- morgen Abend — “tomorrow night”
- Guten Abend! — “Good evening!”
- eve, the day before
- Heiligabend, der Heilige Abend (24. Dezember) — “Holy Night, Christmas Eve (24 December)”
- Sonnabend, der Tag vor Sonntag — “Saturday, the day before Sunday”
- The west (poetic, Martin Luther)
[edit] Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abend | Abende |
| genitive | Abends | Abende |
| dative | Abend | Abenden |
| accusative | Abend | Abende |
