# das Abendrot

das Abendrot is a German noun meaning “sunset”. Forms: des Abendrots.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Abendrots

## In other languages

- Русский: вечерняя заря

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ Red color of the (western) sky around the time of sunset
2. sunset; afterglow; purple light; sunset-light; sunset glow; evening red
   - Knorrige Kiefern leuchten im Abendrot, Sah'n wohl frohe Zeiten, Sah'n auch märk'sche Not.

## Examples

- Morgenrot – Erderwärmung droht. Abendrot – Reaktor in Not. — Red sky in morning; global warming. Red sky at night, reactor's alight.
- Abendrot – Schönwetterbot’. Morgenrot – schlecht Wetter droht. — Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.
- Abendrot verheißt oft schönes Wetter. — An evening glow often promises good weather.

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