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afterwork

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English

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Adjective

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afterwork (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of after-work

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from after +‎ work, probably borrowed from Swedish afterwork.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæfterˌwørk/, [ˈæft̪e̞rˌwø̞rk]
  • Rhymes: -ørk
  • Hyphenation(key): after‧work

Noun

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afterwork (informal)

  1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
    Synonym: afterit
    • 2014, Titta Heikkilä, Rakkauden ruletti[1], →ISBN:
      Annettuamme ranskalaiseen tapaan poskisuudelmat hän vei minut trendikkääseen afterwork-baariin.
      After trading cheek kisses by French custom, he took me to a trendy afterwork bar.
  2. an informal activity after workhours, often arranged by the employer

Declension

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Seldom inflected. Unlike writing, in speech, the vowel harmony is frontal.

Inflection of afterwork (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative afterwork afterworkit
genitive afterworkin afterworkien
partitive afterworkia afterworkeja
illative afterworkiin afterworkeihin
singular plural
nominative afterwork afterworkit
accusative nom. afterwork afterworkit
gen. afterworkin
genitive afterworkin afterworkien
partitive afterworkia afterworkeja
inessive afterworkissa afterworkeissa
elative afterworkista afterworkeista
illative afterworkiin afterworkeihin
adessive afterworkilla afterworkeilla
ablative afterworkilta afterworkeilta
allative afterworkille afterworkeille
essive afterworkina afterworkeina
translative afterworkiksi afterworkeiksi
abessive afterworkitta afterworkeitta
instructive afterworkein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of afterwork (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from after +‎ work, after the pattern of afterski (après-ski), attested since 2000.

Noun

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afterwork c

  1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
    Synonyms: AW, aw
    • 2020 October 15, Madelene Fensby, “Tegnell: ”Var inte med på after work””, in SVT Nyheter[2]:
      Vi har sett problemen kopplade till fester, studenter, men även after work.
      We have seen problems linked with parties and graduations, but also after work pub visits.
  2. an informal activity after workhours arranged by the employer (e.g. team building or seminar)

References

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