eftir

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʰtːɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʰtːɪɹ

eftir

1. after

• aftur
• fram
• frá

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛftɪr/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛhtɪr/
• Rhymes: -ɛftɪr

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.

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