/ˈaftn̩/, /ˈaftən/
OpprinnelseFrom Danish aften (“evening; night”), from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann (“evening”), from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (“evening”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at, near”), of *h₁eps, of *h₁ep-.
Cognate with Danish aften, Swedish afton, Faroese aftan and Icelandic aftann.
- masculinenight; an evening (the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark)
“så kommer jeg op om aftnerne” — then I get up in the evenings
“jeg har tænkt meget i den sidste tid … og mest i denne aften” — I've been thinking a lot lately… and mostly this evening
“ofrer han ikke både morgen og aften …?” — does he not sacrifice both morning and evening…?
- masculinean evening (a party or gathering held in the evening)
“Arnulf og Hildur Øverland gir aften i Folkets hus” — Arnulf and Hildur Øverland give an evening in Folkets hus
“på nyåret inviterer den unge kokken til en ny kulinarisk og kunstnerisk aften” — in the new year, the young chef invites you to a new culinary and artistic evening
“siden skal vi ha’e os en lystig aften” — since we're going to have a fun night
- masculinean eve (the evening or day before a major church celebration)
“holde aften” — gather guests the night before a wedding
- masculinea dinner or supper (a meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening)
“du [har] spist tungt til aften” — you [have] eaten heavily tonight
“Løvborg har meget mere lyst til [å] spise til aftens med mig” — Løvborg has much more desire to [eat] tonight with me
“hun fik ham til at gaa med sig i teatrene og spise aftens ute” — she made him go with her to the theaters and eat out in the evening
- definite, form-of, masculine, singulardefinite singular of afte
Bøyningeraftenen(definite, singular) · aftener(indefinite, plural) · aftenene(definite, plural)