aft

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English æftan (behind); possibly originally superlative of of (off). See after.

Noun

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aft (usually uncountable, plural afts)

  1. (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
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aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

  1. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 183:
      I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.
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Adjective

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aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

  1. located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of afternoon.

Noun

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aft (plural afts)

  1. (dated slang) Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.
    • 1898, The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly, volume 6, page 27:
      A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".
    • 2016, Sally Wainwright, 49:45 from the start, in Happy Valley, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire):
      There's gonna be an announcement later this aft, but he's targeting vulnerable people like yourselves, alright?
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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη (aûtmē, breath), Welsh awel (breeze).[1][2]

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aft m (plural afte, definite afti, definite plural aftet)

  1. draft (wind, bellows)
  2. waft, whiff
  3. warmth from a fire

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 71
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “aft”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 2

Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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aft f (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)

  1. aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth)

Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English ofte, from Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.

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aft (comparative after, superlative aftest)

  1. often

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aft (comparative mair aft, superlative maist aft)

  1. (rare) frequent

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From French aphte.

Noun

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aft (definite accusative afdı, plural aftlar)

  1. aphtha

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Inflection
Nominative aft
Definite accusative afdı
Singular Plural
Nominative aft aftlar
Definite accusative afdı aftları
Dative afda aftlara
Locative aftta aftlarda
Ablative afttan aftlardan
Genitive afdın aftların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular afdım aftlarım
2nd singular afdın aftların
3rd singular afdı aftları
1st plural afdımız aftlarımız
2nd plural afdınız aftlarınız
3rd plural aftları aftları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular afdımı aftlarımı
2nd singular afdını aftlarını
3rd singular afdını aftlarını
1st plural afdımızı aftlarımızı
2nd plural afdınızı aftlarınızı
3rd plural aftlarını aftlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular afdıma aftlarıma
2nd singular afdına aftlarına
3rd singular afdına aftlarına
1st plural afdımıza aftlarımıza
2nd plural afdınıza aftlarınıza
3rd plural aftlarına aftlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular afdımda aftlarımda
2nd singular afdında aftlarında
3rd singular afdında aftlarında
1st plural afdımızda aftlarımızda
2nd plural afdınızda aftlarınızda
3rd plural aftlarında aftlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular afdımdan aftlarımdan
2nd singular afdından aftlarından
3rd singular afdından aftlarından
1st plural afdımızdan aftlarımızdan
2nd plural afdınızdan aftlarınızdan
3rd plural aftlarından aftlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular afdımın aftlarımın
2nd singular afdının aftlarının
3rd singular afdının aftlarının
1st plural afdımızın aftlarımızın
2nd plural afdınızın aftlarınızın
3rd plural aftlarının aftlarının

References

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  • aft”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu