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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch âvont, from Old Dutch āvont, from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.vɔnt/
- Hyphenation: avond
Noun
avond m (plural avonden, diminutive avondje n)
- evening, night
- We eten meestal rond 7 uur in de avond. ― We usually eat around 7 in the evening.
- Op een koude avond zaten we voor de open haard. ― On a cold night, we sat by the fireplace.
Usage notes
Just like German Abend, Dutch avond includes the hours until midnight. So while one says in English: We're having a beer tonight!, one would say in Dutch: We drinken vanavond een biertje!
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See also
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht