afton

See also: Afton

Swedish

Etymology

From 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaftɔn/

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Noun

afton c

1. (sometimes somewhat solemn) (early) evening
2. (chiefly in compounds) eve

Usage notes

Sometimes used to emphasize that the early evening is included, in phrases like "en trevlig afton och kväll" (a pleasant early evening and evening).

Declension

Declension of afton
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	afton	aftonen	aftnar	aftnarna
Genitive	aftons	aftonens	aftnars	aftnarnas

Derived terms

• (evening): god afton, aftonstjärna
• (eve): julafton, midsommarafton, nyårsafton, påskafton, pingstafton, tranafton, valborgsmässoafton

See also

• kväll (“evening”)

References

• afton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• afton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• afton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)