Abend

== English == === Etymology === Jewish and German surname, borrowed from German Abend (“evening”). === Proper noun === Abend (plural Abends) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Abend is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Abend is most common among White (93.19%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abend”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3. === Anagrams === B and E, Benda, Baden, baned == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ābent, from Old High German āband, from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *epi (“after, behind”) → “last part of the day." Compare Low German Avend, Dutch avond, English even (evening), Old Norse aptann, Swedish afton, Norwegian and Danish aften. Compare English eve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːbənt/ (standard) IPA(key): /aːmt/ (casual speech) Hyphenation: Abend Hyphenation: A‧bend (1996–2006) === Noun === Abend m (strong, genitive Abends, plural Abende) evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight) (archaic) The west ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== Morgen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Abend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Abend” in Duden online “Abend” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Abend”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891