Masculine
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Abend

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight)
  2. (archaic, masculine, strong) The west

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

abig

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

obed

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

obig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

oobe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaːbənt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ābent, from Old High German āband, from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *epi (“after, behind”) → “last part of the day." Compare Low German Avend, Dutch avond, English even (evening), Old Norse aptann, Swedish afton, Norwegian and Danish aften. Compare English eve.

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