späten
Translation
late
Examples
Wir kamen am späten Abend an.
We arrived in the late evening.
Er hat den späten Zug verpasst.
He missed the late train.
Grammar Patterns
((as a declined adjective before a noun)) late... am späten Nachmittag
Similar Words
Synonyms: verspätet; Antonyms: früh
Etymology
From Old High German 'spāti', related to the idea of a stretch of time.
Memory Tips
Sounds a bit like the English word 'spat'. Imagine having a 'spat' (argument) with someone because they were late.