dygn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dygn, dyghn, døgn, døghn, from Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic *dōgin-, alternative form of *dōg-. Cognate with Danish døgn, Norwegian Bokmål døgn and Norwegian Nynorsk døgn. See also Old Norse dœgr, Norwegian Nynorsk døger and Icelandic dægur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʏŋn/

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Noun

dygn n

1. day, nychthemeron (24 hours)
2. day (specifically, the 24 hour period from midnight to the following midnight)

Usage notes

• The difference between dag (“day”) and dygn (“day”). Imagine it is around 3 o'clock on a Monday; if someone says:
  • "Om 4 dagar är jag på stranden" ("In 4 days I am on the beach"), meaning that they will be on the beach on Friday.
  • "Om 4 dygn är jag på stranden" ("In 4 days I am on the beach"), meaning that they will be on the beach around 3 o'clock on Friday.

Declension

Declension of dygn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dygn	dygnet	dygn	dygnen
Genitive	dygns	dygnets	dygns	dygnens

Derived terms

• dygna
• dygnsbehov
• dygnsgammal
• dygnskostnad
• dygnslång
• dygnsmedeltemperatur
• dygnsparkering
• dygnsrekord
• dygnsrytm
• dygnsvila
• dygnsvis
• gästdygn
• isdygn
• stjärndygn
• vårddygn

 

See also

• dag

References

• dygn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dygn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)