afterwork

Finnish

Alternative forms

• after work

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from after +‎ work, probably borrowed from Swedish afterwork.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæfterˌwørk/, [ˈæft̪e̞rˌwø̞rk]
• Rhymes: -ørk
• Syllabification^(key): af‧ter‧work

Noun

afterwork

1. (informal) the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work

   Synonym: afterit

   • 2014, Titta Heikkilä, Rakkauden ruletti, →ISBN:

     Annettuamme ranskalaiseen tapaan poskisuudelmat hän vei minut trendikkääseen afterwork-baariin.

     After trading cheek kisses by French custom, he took me to a trendy afterwork bar.

2. (informal) an informal activity after workhours, often arranged by the employer

Declension

Seldom inflected. Unlike writing, in speech, the vowel harmony is frontal.

Inflection of afterwork (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		afterwork	afterworkit
genitive		afterworkin	afterworkien
partitive		afterworkia	afterworkeja
illative		afterworkiin	afterworkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		afterwork	afterworkit
accusative	nom.	afterwork	afterworkit
	gen.	afterworkin
genitive		afterworkin	afterworkien
partitive		afterworkia	afterworkeja
inessive		afterworkissa	afterworkeissa
elative		afterworkista	afterworkeista
illative		afterworkiin	afterworkeihin
adessive		afterworkilla	afterworkeilla
ablative		afterworkilta	afterworkeilta
allative		afterworkille	afterworkeille
essive		afterworkina	afterworkeina
translative		afterworkiksi	afterworkeiksi
instructive		—	afterworkein
abessive		afterworkitta	afterworkeitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of afterwork (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afterworkini afterworkini accusative nom. afterworkini afterworkini gen. afterworkini genitive afterworkini afterworkieni partitive afterworkiani afterworkejani inessive afterworkissani afterworkeissani elative afterworkistani afterworkeistani illative afterworkiini afterworkeihini adessive afterworkillani afterworkeillani ablative afterworkiltani afterworkeiltani allative afterworkilleni afterworkeilleni essive afterworkinani afterworkeinani translative afterworkikseni afterworkeikseni instructive — — abessive afterworkittani afterworkeittani comitative — afterworkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afterworkisi afterworkisi accusative nom. afterworkisi afterworkisi gen. afterworkisi genitive afterworkisi afterworkiesi partitive afterworkiasi afterworkejasi inessive afterworkissasi afterworkeissasi elative afterworkistasi afterworkeistasi illative afterworkiisi afterworkeihisi adessive afterworkillasi afterworkeillasi ablative afterworkiltasi afterworkeiltasi allative afterworkillesi afterworkeillesi essive afterworkinasi afterworkeinasi translative afterworkiksesi afterworkeiksesi instructive — — abessive afterworkittasi afterworkeittasi comitative — afterworkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afterworkimme afterworkimme accusative nom. afterworkimme afterworkimme gen. afterworkimme genitive afterworkimme afterworkiemme partitive afterworkiamme afterworkejamme inessive afterworkissamme afterworkeissamme elative afterworkistamme afterworkeistamme illative afterworkiimme afterworkeihimme adessive afterworkillamme afterworkeillamme ablative afterworkiltamme afterworkeiltamme allative afterworkillemme afterworkeillemme essive afterworkinamme afterworkeinamme translative afterworkiksemme afterworkeiksemme instructive — — abessive afterworkittamme afterworkeittamme comitative — afterworkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afterworkinne afterworkinne accusative nom. afterworkinne afterworkinne gen. afterworkinne genitive afterworkinne afterworkienne partitive afterworkianne afterworkejanne inessive afterworkissanne afterworkeissanne elative afterworkistanne afterworkeistanne illative afterworkiinne afterworkeihinne adessive afterworkillanne afterworkeillanne ablative afterworkiltanne afterworkeiltanne allative afterworkillenne afterworkeillenne essive afterworkinanne afterworkeinanne translative afterworkiksenne afterworkeiksenne instructive — — abessive afterworkittanne afterworkeittanne comitative — afterworkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative afterworkinsa afterworkinsa accusative nom. afterworkinsa afterworkinsa gen. afterworkinsa genitive afterworkinsa afterworkiensa partitive afterworkiaan afterworkiansa afterworkejaan afterworkejansa inessive afterworkissaan afterworkissansa afterworkeissaan afterworkeissansa elative afterworkistaan afterworkistansa afterworkeistaan afterworkeistansa illative afterworkiinsa afterworkeihinsa adessive afterworkillaan afterworkillansa afterworkeillaan afterworkeillansa ablative afterworkiltaan afterworkiltansa afterworkeiltaan afterworkeiltansa allative afterworkilleen afterworkillensa afterworkeilleen afterworkeillensa essive afterworkinaan afterworkinansa afterworkeinaan afterworkeinansa translative afterworkikseen afterworkiksensa afterworkeikseen afterworkeiksensa instructive — — abessive afterworkittaan afterworkittansa afterworkeittaan afterworkeittansa comitative — afterworkeineen afterworkeinensa

Swedish

Alternative forms

• after work, after-work

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from after +‎ work, after the pattern of afterski (“après-ski”), attested since 2000.

Noun

afterwork c

1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
   • 2020 October 15, Madelene Fensby, “Tegnell: ”Var inte med på after work””, in SVT Nyheter‎^[1]:

     Vi har sett problemen kopplade till fester, studenter, men även after work.

     We have seen problems linked with parties and graduations, but also after work pub visits.

   Synonyms: AW, aw

2. an informal activity after workhours arranged by the employer (e.g. team building or seminar)

References

• afterwork in Svensk ordbok (SO)