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Dutch
Etymology
From voor (“before”) + middag (“midday, noon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.mɪˌdɑx/
- Hyphenation: voor‧mid‧dag
Noun
voormiddag m (plural voormiddagen, diminutive voormiddagje n)
- (Belgium) late morning, part of the day before noon (before the 12th hour of the day)
- Ik heb een vergadering op dinsdag voormiddag. ― I have a meeting on Tuesday late morning.
- De winkels zijn open op zaterdag voormiddag. ― The shops are open on Saturday late morning.
- Het beste moment om te joggen is in de voormiddag. ― The best time to jog is in the late morning.
- (The Netherlands) midday, early afternoon (around the 12th to the 14th hour in the afternoon)
- We zullen lunchen rond voormiddag. ― We will have lunch around midday.
- De zon is het sterkst rond voormiddag. ― The sun is strongest around midday.
- Ik neem meestal een korte pauze rond voormiddag. ― I usually take a short break around midday.
Descendants
See also
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht