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døgn.

day - the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to midnight.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/døjn/[d̥ʌjˀn]
  1. day - the 24 hour period stretching from midnight to midnight.

    neuter
  2. day - a measurement of time, equaling 24 hours.

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish døghn, 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”).

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