dygn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dygn, dyghn, døgn, døghn, from Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic *dōgin-, alternative form of *dōg-. Cognate with Danish døgn, Norwegian Bokmål døgn and Norwegian Nynorsk døgn. See also Old Norse dœgr, Norwegian Nynorsk døger and Icelandic dægur.

Noun

dygn n

  1. day, nychthemeron (24 hours)
  2. day (specifically, the 24 hour period from midnight to the following midnight)

Usage notes
  • The difference between dag (“day”) and dygn (“day”). Imagine it is around 3 o'clock on a Monday; if someone says:
    • "Om 4 dagar är jag på stranden" ("In 4 days I am on the beach"), meaning that they will be on the beach on Friday.
    • "Om 4 dygn är jag på stranden" ("In 4 days I am on the beach"), meaning that they will be on the beach around 3 o'clock on Friday.

Declension
Declension of dygn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dygn dygnet dygn dygnen
Genitive dygns dygnets dygns dygnens

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