After

See also: after, æfter, and after-

German

Etymology

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 *h₂epóteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, Danish efter.

Pronunciation

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

After m (strong, genitive Afters, plural After)

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

Declension

Declension of After [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der After die After
genitive eines des Afters der After
dative einem dem After den Aftern
accusative einen den After die After

Synonyms

(anus):

Derived terms

(anus):

Further reading

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