efter

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (after), from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (more aft, further behind), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (further behind, further away), comparative form of *apo- (off, behind).

Preposition

efter

  1. after; subsequent; later in time than

Scots

Preposition

efter

  1. after

Adverb

efter (not comparable)

  1. after

Conjunction

efter

  1. after

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (more aft, further behind), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (further behind, further away), comparative form of *apo- (off, behind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛftɛr/
  • (file)

Preposition

efter

  1. after; subsequent; later in time than or later in a sequence than
  2. by; using the rules or logic of
  3. by; as in one by one, one after another
    en efter en
    one by one
  4. as to; in a manner conforming or corresponding to
    Sortera dem efter storlek och färg.
    Sort them as to size and color.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian efter, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (more aft, further behind).

Preposition

efter

  1. behind

Further reading

  • efter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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