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)

evening
night (evening)

Inflection

Declension of aften

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

Synonyms

kvæld

Antonyms

morgen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

aften

Plural form of aft

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aptann

Noun

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

evening, eve
God aften! - Good evening!

Synonyms

kveld

Derived terms

References

“aften” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈafən/

Adverb

aften (comparative aftener, superlative aftenest)

Often.

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