dygn
Pronunciation: /dʏŋn/
“dygn” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
- day, nychthemeron (24 hours)
- day (specifically, the 24 hour period from midnight to the following midnight)
Etymology
From Old Swedish dygn, dyghn, døgn, døghn, from Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic *dōgin-, alternative form of *dōg-. First attested in the mid-14th century. Cognate with Danish døgn, Norwegian Bokmål døgn and Norwegian Nynorsk døgn. See also Old Norse dœgr, Norwegian Nynorsk døger and Icelandic dægur.
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