See also: after, æfter, and after-

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German after, from Old High German aftero ("rear; behind; below"; compare Old High German aftar (after, preposition, adverb)), from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (more aft, further behind), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (further behind, further away), comparative form of *apo- (off, behind). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaftɐ/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːftɐ/ (quite common; via English after, given the word’s infrequency in speech)
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Noun

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After m (strong, genitive Afters, plural After)

  1. (anatomy, formal, literary) anus
  2. (obsolete) buttocks, backside

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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