morgon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)
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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.
- IPA(key): /²morɡu(n)/, [²mɞ̞rɡu̞n], [²mɞ̞rɡu̞]
- (West Telemark) IPA(key): [²mɞ̞rɡo]
- (Northern Gudbrandsdal) IPA(key): [²mo̞rɡo̞]
morgon m (definite singular morgonen, indefinite plural morgonar or morgnar, definite plural morgonane or morgnane)
- morning (the part of the day around dawn and before midday)
- formiddag, føremiddag
- “morgon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- morron (colloquial)
- moron (colloquial finlandssvenska)
Inherited from Old Swedish morghon, Old Norse morgunn, morginn, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ-, *merǝkʷ-.
morgon c
- 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).
Around 10-12 a.m. is usually called förmiddag (“forenoon”) instead. Morning can be considered shorter in Swedish compared to English.