Nachmittag

See also: nachmittag

German

Etymology

nach + Mittag. Compare Dutch namiddag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːx.mɪˌtaːk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈna(x).mɪˌtax/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

Nachmittag m (strong, genitive Nachmittages or Nachmittags, plural Nachmittage)

  1. afternoon (part of the day from about 2 p.m. to about 6 p.m.)
    heute Nachmittag
    this afternoon

Declension

Derived terms

  • heute nachmittag, heute Nachmittag (this afternoon)
  • nachmittäglich
  • nachmittags (in the afternoon)
  • Nachmittagskaffee (afternoon coffee)
  • Nachmittagstee (afternoon tea)

See also

(times of day) Tageszeit; Morgendämmerung, Morgen, Vormittag, Mittag, Nachmittag (Frühnachmittag, Spätnachmittag), Abenddämmerung, Abend, Nacht, Mitternacht (Category: de:Times of day)

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