Aftermath

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English[edit]

The aftermath of a storm and flood.

Etymology[edit]

From after- +‎ math ‎(“a mowing”), from Old English mæþ ‎(“a mowing”), fromProto-Germanic *madą, *maþō, *maþwō, *mēdō ‎(“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)mē- ‎(“to mow”). Cognate with Dutch made, mad ‎(“area of ground cleared by a sickle”), German Mahd ‎(“mowing”). Related to Old English māwan ‎(“to mow”). See mow, meadow.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/, IPA(key): /ˈɑːf.tɚˌmæθ/, IPA(key): /ˈɑːf.tɚˌmɑːθ/
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aftermath ‎(plural aftermaths)

  1. (obsolete, or farmers’ jargon) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
  2. That which happens after, that which follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
    In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.

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3 thoughts on “Aftermath”

  1. Your artsy image goes well with aftermath! And enjoyed the history of the word (thx) never knew it was an old farmer term!

    1. I accidentally found it in a list of words of Anglo-Saxon origin,I didn’t know te connection with mowing.I think many of our words come from such very important activities.And I like to learn more as I write.Thank you for commenting.

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