"eftir" meaning in Icelandic

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Preposition

IPA: [ɛftɪr], [ɛhtɪr], [ˈɛftɪr]
Rhymes: -ɛftɪr Etymology: From Old Norse eptir, eptr, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|eptir}} Old Norse eptir, {{der|is|gem-pro|*aftiri||more aft, further behind}} Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), {{der|is|ine-pro|*h₂epóteros||further behind, further away}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóteros (“further behind, further away”) Head templates: {{head|is|preposition}} eftir
  1. after (temporal; e.g., after Sunday)
    Sense id: en-eftir-is-prep-PJ99lH~Y
  2. after, in (temporal; e.g., after three days)
    Sense id: en-eftir-is-prep-2H315DJY Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic links with redundant wikilinks, Icelandic prepositions, Icelandic prepositions governing the accusative, Icelandic prepositions governing the dative Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 65 0 0 35 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Icelandic links with redundant wikilinks: 0 100 Disambiguation of Icelandic prepositions: 44 56 Disambiguation of Icelandic prepositions governing the accusative: 12 88 Disambiguation of Icelandic prepositions governing the dative: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apa eftir, á eftir, eftir sig, eftirherma, eftirlíking, eftirmynd, eftirnafn, líta eftir, vera eftir, vonast eftir
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    },
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      "word": "eftir sig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eftirherma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eftirlíking"
    },
    {
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      "word": "eftirmynd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eftirnafn"
    },
    {
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      "word": "líta eftir"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          ],
          "english": "I'll be there in ten minutes.",
          "text": "Ég kem eftir tíu mínútur.",
          "translation": "I'll be there in ten minutes.",
          "type": "example"
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      "ipa": "[ɛftɪr]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛhtɪr]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛftɪr]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛftɪr"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "eftir sig"
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    {
      "word": "eftirherma"
    },
    {
      "word": "eftirlíking"
    },
    {
      "word": "eftirmynd"
    },
    {
      "word": "eftirnafn"
    },
    {
      "word": "líta eftir"
    },
    {
      "word": "vera eftir"
    },
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      "word": "vonast eftir"
    }
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      "ipa": "[ɛftɪr]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛhtɪr]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛftɪr]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛftɪr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eftir"
}

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