aftershave

aftershave

See also: Aftershave and after-shave

English

Alternative forms

• after-shave

Etymology

From after- +‎ shave.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aftershave (countable and uncountable, plural aftershaves)

1. a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
   • 2013, Robert L. Buyer and Ursula T. Coute, Following the North Star, page 26:

     The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.

Translations

lotion, gel or liquid

Catalan: loció postafaitat f Chinese: Mandarin: 須後水／须后水 (zh) (xūhòushuǐ) Finnish: partavesi (fi) (lotion); partageeli (fi) (gel) French: après-rasage (fr) m German: Aftershave (de) n, Rasierwasser (de) n Hungarian: arcszesz (hu) Irish: lóis iarbhearrtha f Italian: dopobarba (it) m Japanese: アフターシェーブ (afutāshēbu) Korean: 애프터셰이브 (aepeuteosyeibeu) Macedonian: ко́лонска во́да f (kólonska vóda), лосио́н m (losión) Portuguese: pós-barba (pt) m Romanian: aftershave (ro) n Russian: одеколо́н (ru) m (odekolón) (cologne), лосьо́н (ru) m (losʹón) (lotion), гель (ru) m (gelʹ) (gel) (по́сле бритья́) Swedish: rakvatten (sv) n, aftershave (sv) c Tagalog: losyon sa bagong-ahit Welsh: sent eillio m

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Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English after-shave.

Noun

aftershave n (uncountable)

1. after-shave

Declension

declension of aftershave (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) aftershave	aftershaveul
genitive/dative	(unui) aftershave	aftershaveului
vocative	aftershaveule

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• after shave

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English aftershave.

Noun

aftershave c

1. aftershave

   Synonym: rakvatten

Declension

Declension of aftershave
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	aftershave	aftershaven	—	—
Genitive	aftershaves	aftershavens	—	—

References

• aftershave in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• aftershave in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)