døgn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic *dōg- (“daily period, day”), from Proto-Germanic *dōgaz (“daily”). Cognate with Old English dōgor (“day”), Gothic -𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (-dōgs, “age in days”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /døjn/, [d̥ʌjˀn]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. day - the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to midnight.
  2. day - a measurement of time, equaling 24 hours.

Declension
Declension of døgn
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) døgnet Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) døgnene
genitive døgns døgnets døgns døgnenes

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Norse dǿgn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /døjn/, [dœyn], /døŋn/, [dœŋn]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to midnight.
  2. a measurement of time, equalling 24 hours.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Norse dǿgn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /døɡn/, [dœŋn], [dœjn]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. Synonym of døger (“24 hours”)

Derived terms

References
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