/ˈaftɔn/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish aptan, aftan, afton, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognates include Norwegian Nynorsk aftan, Norwegian Bokmål aften, Danish aften, Icelandic aftann, English even (evening), Dutch avond and German Abend.
- common-gender(early) evening
- common-gender, in-compoundseve
Formerafton(indefinite, nominative, singular) · aftons(genitive, indefinite, singular) · aftonen(definite, nominative, singular) · aftonens(definite, genitive, singular) · aftnar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · aftnars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · aftnarna(definite, nominative, plural) · aftnarnas(definite, genitive, plural)