Dictionary:aftan
Nynorn
Etymology
Shetland use
- An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)
- Jakobsen, Jakob
*ap, sb., see apta.
*apta [apta], sb., eve of a feast; the day before a holy-day or mass-day; also abbr. *ap [ap] and *op [åp]. Fo. Recorded in the foll., all from Fo.: a) Tammasmass-ap(ta), the 20th of December, the day before St. Thomas’s day, b) Todleses (Tollegsis, Toljegsis)-ap(ta) [tåd··ləsəs·-, tåᶅ··ə(g)sıs-·]: *Þorlaks-(messu)-aptann, the 22nd of December, the day before “St. Thorlak’s day”; Todleses- is the correct Foula-form of this name; the form Tollegsis (Toljegsis)- with softened (palatal) l is comm. outside Fo. in the phrase “T-e’en” (e’en = apta); c) jøl-ap(ta), Christmas eve. Strictly speaking, these terms really form a sort of rigmarole: Tamm.-ap(ta), Tamm.-day, Todl.-a., Todl.-day, Jøl-a., Jøl-day, referring to the days from the 20th of December to and including Christmas day. O.N. aptann, m., evening; the day before a holy-day or saint’s day. Instead of ap(ta) the word “e’en” is now comm. used. Eng. even = eve, sb.
*op,
Pronunciation
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Alternate Forms
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Noun
- aftan
- evening
Inflection
| nm.s.1 | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | aftan | aftanen | aftanar | aftanarne |
| Accusative | aftan | aftanen | aftana | aftanana |
| Dative | aftani | aftanenon | aftanon | aftanonon |
| Genitive | aftans | aftansens | aftana | aftanana |