Abbreviation ofEnglish Af it ti
aft
( international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code forAfitti . FromOld English æftan ( “ behind ” ) ; possibly originally superlative ofof ( “ off ” ) . Seeafter
aft (usuallyuncountable ,plural afts
( nautical ) rear part (after end) of aship or othervessel .Synonyms: stern poop Antonyms: bow stem forestem fore prow prore Holonyms: watercraft vessel stern portion of a vessel
aft (comparative furtheraft or fartheraft or moreaft ,superlative furthestaft or farthestaft or mostaft )
( nautical ) stern of avessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).1886 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen , translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales , page183 :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 boataft , which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.
at, near, or towards the stern
aft (comparative furtheraft or fartheraft or moreaft ,superlative furthestaft or farthestaft or mostaft )
located at the back of aboat ,ship , orairplane located at the back of a vessel
Clipping ofafternoon
aft (plural afts
( dated slang ) Alternative form ofafternoon : thetime ofday fromnoon untilearly evening .1898 The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly , volume 6, page27 :Agents' 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 themat thisaft ?" style prevails. Agents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's " or "gentlemen's ". 2016 Sally Wainwright , 49:45 from the start, inHappy Valley Sarah Lancashire ):There's gonna be an announcement later thisaft , but he's targeting vulnerable people like yourselves, alright?
FromProto-Albanian *aweita Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη ( aûtmē ,“ breath ” ) ,Welsh awel ( “ breeze ” ) .[ 1] [ 2]
aft m plural afte definite afti definite plural aftet
draft (wind, bellows)waft ,whiff warmth from afire ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997 ),Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: [ … ] [1] 71 ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998 ), “aft ”, inAlbanian Etymological Dictionary , Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill,→ISBN Ultimately fromAncient Greek ἄφθα ( áphtha ) .Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
aft f plural aften diminutive aftje n
aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth)FromMiddle English ofte Old English oft Proto-Germanic *ufta
aft (comparative after superlative aftest
often aft (comparative mair aftsuperlative maist aft
( rare ) frequent Borrowed fromFrench aphte Ancient Greek ἄφθα ( áphtha ) .
aft (definite accusative afdı plural aftlar
aphtha “aft ”, inTurkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu 
