# aft
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ɑːft/
* (US) IPA: /æft/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːft, -æft

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

aft (usually uncountable, plural afts)
* (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.

##### Derived terms

* aftcastle
* aftmost
* aft-most
* aftward
* aftwards
* fore and aft

##### Translations
#### Adverb

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

##### Synonyms

* abaft, astern

##### Antonyms

* fore, forward

##### See also

* after, fore-and-aft

#### Adjective

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)
* located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Clipping of afternoon.

#### Noun

aft (plural afts)
* (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?

##### Synonyms

* See Thesaurus:afternoon

### Anagrams

* ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, Taf, fat, taf

## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* aftë
* aht — Arbëresh
* ohtë, avtë, taftë — North Gheg

### Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη (aûtmē, “breath”), Welsh awel (“breeze”).

### Noun

aft m (plural afte, definite afti, definite plural aftet)
* draft (wind, bellows)
* waft, whiff
* warmth from a fire

#### Synonyms

* shkulm

#### Related terms

* afsh, avë

### References

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

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* afte

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑft/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: aft
* Rhymes: -ɑft

### Noun

aft f (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)
* aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth)

## Scots
### Alternative forms

* oft (Older)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑft/
* (Northern Isles) IPA: /aft/

### Adverb

aft (comparative after, superlative aftest)
* often
** 1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough:The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Adjective

aft (comparative mair aft, superlative maist aft)
* (rare) frequent

### Derived terms

* afttimes
* aftwhiles

### References

* “aft, adv. and (rarely) adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
* Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French aphte, from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha).

### Noun

aft (definite accusative afdı, plural aftlar)
* aphtha

#### Declension

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

* “aft”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu