eftir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, eptr, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (after), from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʰtːɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʰtːɪɹ

Preposition

eftir

1. after
2. according to

   bera seg eftir lógini ― act according to the law

3. (written/created) by

See also

• aftur
• fram
• frá

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, eptr, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛftɪr] (when unstressed)
• IPA^(key): [ɛhtɪr] (when unstressed, colloquial)
• IPA^(key): [ˈɛftɪr] (when stressed)

  Rhymes: -ɛftɪr

Preposition

eftir [with accusative or dative]

1. after (temporal; e.g., after Sunday)
2. after, in (temporal; e.g., after three days)

   Ég kem eftir tíu mínútur.

   I'll be there in ten minutes.

Derived terms

• apa eftir
• á eftir
• eftir sig
• eftirherma
• eftirlíking
• eftirmynd
• eftirnafn
• líta eftir
• vera eftir
• vonast eftir