Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight)
- (archaic, masculine, strong) The west
Concepts
night before
evening twilight
late afternoon
one evening
some evenings
early night hours
counter for nights
evening hour
early evening
Synonyms
Nachtbeginn
Abig
Abendzeit
der Einbruch der Nacht
Abig
Dunkelwerden
Nachteinbruch
zu spät
früher Abend
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
abig
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
obed
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
obig
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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