agter

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch achter.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

agter

  1. behind

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German and Dutch achter. Same word as atter.

Adverb

agter

  1. (nautical) astern, backward
    Synonym: agterud

Etymology 2

Cf. the adverb

Adjective

agter (neuter agtert, plural and definite singular attributive agtere)

  1. (nautical) aft (located at the rear of a ship)

Inflection

Inflection of agter
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular agter agterere agterst2
indefinite neuter singular agtert agterere agterst2
plural agtere agterere agterst2
definite attributive1 agtere agterere agterste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

Etymology 3

See agte.

Verb

agter

  1. present of agte
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