After

Etymology

From Middle High German after, from Old High German aftero ("rear; behind; below"; compare Old High German aftar (“after”, preposition, adverb)), from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaftɐ/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈaːftɐ/ (quite common; via English after, given the word’s infrequence in speech)

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Noun

After m (genitive Afters, plural After)

1. (anatomy, formal, literary) anus

   [Feigwarzen] können sowohl am After als auch im Geschlechtsbereich sitzen. 1

   [Condylomata acuminata warts] can be situated in the region of the anus as well as that of the sexual organs.

2. (obsolete) buttocks, backside

Further reading

• After in Duden online