Åbend

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German ābent, from Old High German āband, from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *epi (“after, behind”) → “last part of the day."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːmb̥d̥/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɒ̃ːmb̥d̥/ (East Central, Vienna)
• Hyphenation: Åbend

Noun

Åbend m (plural Åbend)

1. evening

Usage notes

In adverbial use, a more common reference to this time of the day than åm Åbend (“in the evening”) is auf d'Nåcht (“at night”), e.g. Mir treffn se murgn auf d'Nåcht "(We're meeting up tomorrow night.")

See also

(times of day) Tågeszeit; Fruah, Vuamittåg, Mittåg, Nåchmittåg, Åbend, Nåcht, Mitternåcht ^{(Category: bar:Times of day)}