aften

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aftən/, [ˈɑfd̥ən]

Noun

aften c (singular definite aftenen or aftnen, plural indefinite aftener or aftner)

  1. evening
  2. night (evening)

Inflection
Declension of aften
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aften aftenen
aftnen		 aftener
aftner		 aftenerne
aftnerne
genitive aftens aftenens
aftnens		 afteners
aftners		 aftenernes
aftnernes

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Dutch

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Noun

aften

  1. Plural form of aft

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aptann

Noun

aften m (definite singular aftenen, indefinite plural aftener, definite plural aftenene)

  1. evening, eve
    God aften! - Good evening!

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Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈafən/

Adverb

aften (comparative aftener, superlative aftenest)

  1. often

References
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