afterwork

Finnish

Alternative forms

• after work

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæfterˌwørk/, [ˈæft̪e̞rˌwø̞rk]
• Rhymes: -ørk
• Syllabification^(key): af‧ter‧work

Noun

afterwork

1. (informal) 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, →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. (informal) an informal activity after workhours, often arranged by the employer

Declension

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
instructive		—	afterworkein
abessive		afterworkitta	afterworkeitta
comitative		—	afterworkeineen

Possessive forms of afterwork (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	afterworkini	afterworkimme
2nd person	afterworkisi	afterworkinne
3rd person	afterworkinsa

Swedish

Alternative forms

• after work, after-work

Etymology

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

Noun

afterwork c

1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work
   • 2020 October 15, Madelene Fensby, “Tegnell: ”Var inte med på after work””, in SVT Nyheter‎^[1]:

     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.

   Synonyms: AW, aw

2. an informal activity after workhours arranged by the employer (e.g. team building or seminar)

References

• afterwork in Svensk ordbok (SO)