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dygn.

day, nychthemeron (24 hours)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/dʏŋn/
  1. day, nychthemeron (24 hours)

    neuter
    hyran är 500 kronor per dygn
    de var utan ström i nästan 2 dygn
  2. day (specifically, the 24 hour period from midnight to the following midnight)

    neuter
    oavsett tid på dygnet
    öppet dygnet runt
Where this word comes from

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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