dagbräckning

Swedish

Etymology

dag (day) +‎ bräcka (break) +‎ -ning (-ing)

Noun

dagbräckning c

  1. break of day, daybreak
    i dagbräckningen
    at the break of day
    1. dayspring, cockcrow (as more literary translations – see the usage notes below)

Usage notes

Closer in tone to "break of day" than "daybreak." Bit literary.

Declension

Declension of dagbräckning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dagbräckning dagbräcknings
definite dagbräckningen dagbräckningens
plural indefinite
definite

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