fyraften

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vīrāvent and German Feierabend, a compound of Feier (“celebration”) +‎ Abend (“evening”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål fyrabend, Swedish fyraben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyr.aftən/, [ˈfyɐ̯ˌɑfd̥n̩]

Noun

fyraften c (singular definite fyraftenen, plural indefinite fyraftener or fyraftner)

1. quitting time (the time after the end of a workday)

Declension

Declension of fyraften

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fyraften	fyraftenen (unofficial) fyraftnen	fyraftener fyraftner	fyraftenerne fyraftnerne
genitive	fyraftens	fyraftenens (unofficial) fyraftnens	fyrafteners fyraftners	fyraftenernes fyraftnernes

References

• “fyraften” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fyraften” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog