achtern

Meaning

abaft (in the back of the ship)

Concepts

abaft

rearward

astern

backwards

rearwards

aback

asswards

aft

backward

Synonyms

achteraus

heckwärts

hintern

hinten

hinter

nach hinten

rückwärts

rücklings

Translations

a popa

a poppa

en arrière de

ανάσκελα

en poupe

sur

🔛

arrière

🔙

vers l’arrière

l’arrière

sur l’arrière

sur l’arrière de

sur l'arrière de

a ritroso

προς τη πρύμνη

a popa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaxtɐn/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: aftero

Cognate with Dutch: achter

Cognate with English: after

In summary

From German Low German achtern (“in the back”) from achter (“behind”), from Middle Low German achter. Equivalent to Old High German aftero, cf. modern German After (“anus”). Cognate also to Dutch achter, achteren; English after. Borrowed to modern standard German only in the context of navigation (otherwise hinten).