morgon

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

• IPA^(key): /²morɡu(n)/, [²mɞ̞rɡu̞n], [²mɞ̞rɡu̞]
• (West Telemark) IPA^(key): [²mɞ̞rɡo]
• (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen) IPA^(key): [²mo̞rɡo̞]

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)

• formiddag, føremiddag

• “morgon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• morron (colloquial)
• moron (colloquial, Finland)

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

• IPA^(key): /²mɔrː(ɡ)ɔn/

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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).

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

• förmiddag

• morgon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• morgon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• morgon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)