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afton.

(early) evening

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaftɔn/

  1. (early) evening

    common-gender

  2. eve

    common-gender · in-compounds
Where this word comes from

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.

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