morgongåva
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Obsolete: morgongåfva, morgongåfwa
Etymology edit
Compound of morgon (“morning”) + gåva (“gift”), inherited from Old Swedish morghongava. Compare Old Norse morgingjǫf. According to SO attested since 1334.
Noun edit
morgongåva c
- morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)
Declension edit
| Declension of morgongåva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | morgongåva | morgongåvan | morgongåvor | morgongåvorna |
| Genitive | morgongåvas | morgongåvans | morgongåvors | morgongåvornas |