aftan

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs. Compare Icelandic aftann, Norwegian aftan, aften, Swedish afton, Danish aften, English even (evening), Dutch avond, German Abend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aftan]

Noun

aftan m (genitive singular aftans, uncountable)

1. evening
2. day before a (Christian) holiday

Declension

m53	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	aftan	aftanin	—	—
Accusative	aftan	aftanin	—	—
Dative	aftani	aftaninum	—	—
Genitive	aftans	aftansins	—	—

Synonyms

• kvøld

Etymology 2

From Old Norse aptan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aʰtːan]

Adverb

aftan

1. from behind

Preposition

aftan fyri

1. behind

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Finnish

Noun

aftan

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of afta

Anagrams

• nafta

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite accusative singular of aftann

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• eftan

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 aftanen, indefinite plural aftnar, definite plural aftnane)

1. evening

Synonyms

• kveld

Derived terms

• nyttårsaftan

References

• “aftan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.