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morgon

See also: Morgon

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): /²mɔr(ɡ)ɔn/

Noun edit

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 edit

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

Declension edit

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

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