abend
advTranslation
- Formerly standard spelling of Abend which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996. alt-of, archaic
der Abend
noun · /ˈaːbənt/ ·Etymology
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.
Translation
-
evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight)
masculine, strong
Mit Beginn der nächsten Woche brach man denn auch wirklich auf, und am selben Abend noch war man in Saßnitz.
At the beginning of the next week they finally departed, and on the same evening they arrived in Saßnitz.
Es ist Abend, und vor den Fenstern ihres Wohnzimmers liegt der Central Park in tiefes Dunkel gehüllt.
It is evening, and past the windows of her living room, Central Park is wrapped in deep darkness.
- The west archaic, masculine, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Abend | Abende |
| Accusative | Abend | Abende |
| Dative | Abend | Abenden |
| Genitive | Abends | Abende |