nachmittags

See also: Nachmittags

German

Etymology

From Nachmittag (‘afternoon’) analogical form to mittags.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːx.mɪˌtaːks/, [ˈnaːχ.mɪˌtaːks] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈnax.mɪˌtaxs/, /ˈna.məˌta(x)s/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

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Adverb

nachmittags

1. in the afternoons, p.m.

   Synonyms: am Nachmittag, jeden Nachmittag

   Antonyms: vormittags, mittags, abends, morgens, nachts, tags, tagsüber

   • nachmittags um drei
     1. at 3 p.m.
     2. in the afternoon at 3

Further reading

• “nachmittags” in Duden online
• “nachmittags” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache