Nachmittag

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːx.mɪˌtaːk/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈna(x).mɪˌtax/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Etymology

nach +‎ Mittag

Noun

Nachmittag m (genitive Nachmittags or Nachmittages, plural Nachmittage)

afternoon
- heute Nachmittag
  this afternoon

Declension

Declension of Nachmittag

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nachmittag	die	Nachmittage
genitive	eines	des	Nachmittages, Nachmittags	der	Nachmittage
dative	einem	dem	Nachmittag, Nachmittage¹	den	Nachmittagen
accusative	einen	den	Nachmittag	die	Nachmittage

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

nachmittags (in the afternoons)
Nachmittagstee (tea time)

See also

Further reading

Nachmittag in Duden online

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