avont

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch āvont, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs.

Noun

âvont m

  1. evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • Dutch: avond
  • Limburgish: aovendj

Further reading
  • “avont”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “avont”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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