Faroese

Preposition

eftir

1. after

Related terms

• aftur
• fram
• frá

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, eptr, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri ‎(“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero ‎(“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- ‎(“off, behind”).

Preposition

eftir

1. after (temporal; e.g., after Sunday)
2. after, in (temporal; e.g., after three days)

   Ég kem eftir tíu mínútur.‎

   I'll be there in ten minutes.

Derived terms

• apa eftir
• á eftir
• eftirmynd
• eftirnafn
• eftirherma
• vonast eftir
• eftirlíking
• auglýsa eftir
• líta eftir