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morgon

See also: Morgon

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Dialects

Etymology

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From Old Norse morgunn, morginn, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ-, *merǝkʷ-. Cognate with Faroese morgun, Icelandic morgunn, Swedish morgon and Danish morgen. Akin to English morning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²morɡu(n)/, [²mɞ̞rɡu̞n], [²mɞ̞rɡu̞]
  • (West Telemark) IPA(key): [²mɞ̞rɡo]
  • (North Gudbrand Valley) IPA(key): [²mo̞rɡo̞]

Noun

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morgon m (definite singular morgonen, indefinite plural morgonar or morgnar, definite plural morgonane or morgnane)

  1. morning (the part of the day around dawn and before midday)
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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish morghon, Old Norse morgunn, morginn, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ-, *merǝkʷ-.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /²mɔrː(ɡ)ɔn/

Noun

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morgon c

  1. morning (early hours of the day)
    Jag har svårt att vakna om morgnarna.
    I have a hard time waking up in the mornings.
    Det gör jag i morgon bitti.
    I'll do that in the morning (i.e. early tomorrow).

Usage notes

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Around 10-12 a.m. is usually called förmiddag (“forenoon”) instead. Morning can be considered shorter in Swedish compared to English.

Declension

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Declension of morgon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative morgon morgonen morgnar morgnarna
Genitive morgons morgonens morgnars morgnarnas
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