"Abend" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaːbənt/, /aːmt/ Audio: De-Abend.ogg , De-Abend2.ogg , De-Abend3.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ābent}} Middle High German ābent, {{inh|de|goh|āband}} Old High German āband, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ābanþ}} Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ēbanþs}} Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, {{der|de|ine-pro|*epi||after, behind}} Proto-Indo-European *epi (“after, behind”), {{cog|nds|Avend}} Low German Avend, {{cog|nl|avond}} Dutch avond, {{cog|en|even}} English even, {{m|en|evening}} evening, {{cog|non|aptann}} Old Norse aptann, {{cog|sv|afton}} Swedish afton, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|da|aften}} Danish aften, {{cog|en|eve}} English eve Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Abend m (strong, genitive Abends, plural Abende) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Abends [genitive], Abende [plural], strong [table-tags], Abend [nominative, singular], Abende [definite, nominative, plural], Abends [genitive, singular], Abende [definite, genitive, plural], Abend [dative, singular], Abenden [dative, definite, plural], Abend [accusative, singular], Abende [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Times of day Related terms: abends, allabendlich
    Sense id: en-Abend-de-noun-KHBz2zTW Disambiguation of Times of day: 97 3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Derived forms: abendlich, Abendbrot, Abendessen, abendessen, Abendgebet, Abendgymnasium, Abendkasse, Abendklasse, Abendkleid, Abendland, Abendlied, Abendluft, Abendmahl, Abendrot, Abendsonne, Abendspaziergang, Abendstern, Abendvorstellung, abendwärts, Christabend, Elternabend, Feierabend, gesternabend, gestern abend, gestern Abend, guten Abend, heuteabend, heute abend, heute Abend, Heiligabend, Heiliger Abend, je später der Abend, desto schöner die Gäste, Lebensabend, man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben, Polterabend, Samstagabend, Sonnabend, Sonnabendabend, Sonntagabend, Vorabend, Weihnachtsabend
  2. (archaic) The west Tags: archaic, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Abend-de-noun-l8HQJH3s

Inflected forms

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    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Avend"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Avend",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "avond"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch avond",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English even",
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    },
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      "expansion": "Old Norse aptann",
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish afton",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "-"
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      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Christabend"
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          "word": "Elternabend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Feierabend"
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          "word": "gesternabend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "gestern abend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "gestern Abend"
        },
        {
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          "word": "guten Abend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "heuteabend"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "heute abend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "heute Abend"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Heiligabend"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Heiliger Abend"
        },
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          "word": "je später der Abend, desto schöner die Gäste"
        },
        {
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          "word": "Lebensabend"
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        {
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          "word": "man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Polterabend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Sonnabend"
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        {
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          "word": "Sonnabendabend"
        },
        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
          "english": "It is evening, and past the windows of her living room, Central Park is wrapped in deep darkness.",
          "ref": "1996 April 30, Patrick Conley, “Die vergessene Tradition”, in SFB3, archived from the original on 2014-03-26",
          "text": "Es ist Abend, und vor den Fenstern ihres Wohnzimmers liegt der Central Park in tiefes Dunkel gehüllt.",
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        }
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        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːmt/"
    },
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}
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    },
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      "word": "Abendessen"
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      "word": "abendessen"
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      "word": "Abendgebet"
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    {
      "word": "Abendklasse"
    },
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      "word": "Abendkleid"
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      "word": "Abendland"
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      "word": "Abendlied"
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      "word": "Abendluft"
    },
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      "word": "Abendmahl"
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      "word": "Abendspaziergang"
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      "word": "abendwärts"
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      "word": "Christabend"
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      "word": "Elternabend"
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    {
      "word": "Feierabend"
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    {
      "word": "gesternabend"
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      "word": "gestern abend"
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    {
      "word": "gestern Abend"
    },
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      "word": "guten Abend"
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      "word": "heuteabend"
    },
    {
      "word": "heute abend"
    },
    {
      "word": "heute Abend"
    },
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      "word": "Heiligabend"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heiliger Abend"
    },
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      "word": "je später der Abend, desto schöner die Gäste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lebensabend"
    },
    {
      "word": "man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Polterabend"
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    {
      "word": "Samstagabend"
    },
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      "word": "Sonnabend"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sonnabendabend"
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    {
      "word": "Sonntagabend"
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      "word": "Vorabend"
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    {
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Abend m (strong, genitive Abends, plural Abende)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Abend",
    "A‧bend"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "abends"
    },
    {
      "word": "allabendlich"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is evening, and past the windows of her living room, Central Park is wrapped in deep darkness.",
          "ref": "1996 April 30, Patrick Conley, “Die vergessene Tradition”, in SFB3, archived from the original on 2014-03-26",
          "text": "Es ist Abend, und vor den Fenstern ihres Wohnzimmers liegt der Central Park in tiefes Dunkel gehüllt.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evening",
          "evening"
        ],
        [
          "dusk",
          "dusk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The west"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) The west"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːbənt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːmt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Abend.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/De-Abend.ogg/De-Abend.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/De-Abend.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Abend2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/De-Abend2.ogg/De-Abend2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/De-Abend2.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Abend3.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/De-Abend3.ogg/De-Abend3.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/De-Abend3.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Abend"
}

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