Noun: aften
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | aften |
| Sg. definite | aftenen; aftnen |
| Pl. indefinite | aftener; aftner |
| Pl. definite | aftenerne; aftnerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | aftens |
| Sg. definite | aftenens; aftnens |
| Pl. indefinite | afteners; aftners |
| Pl. definite | aftenernes; aftnernes |
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Etymology
From Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *aftanaz, *aftunaz. Cognate with Swedish afton and Norwegian Nynorsk aftan. The West Germanic forms English even, Dutch avond, and German Abend go back to a different form: *ēbanþs. The relation between the two forms is unclear. See: Old Norse Nouns '
aptann', Swedish Nouns '
afton', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns '
aftan', English Nouns '
even', Dutch Nouns '
avond', German Nouns '
Abend'.
Verbs referencing "aften"
German Nouns
Abend, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
aftan, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
aften, Swedish Nouns
afton.
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