dagr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Whence also the Old English dæġ (English day), Old Frisian dei and di, Old High German tac (German Tag), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃, Old Saxon dag (Dutch dag).

Noun

dagr m (genitive dags, dative degi, plural dagar)

1. day

Declension

    declension of dagr

	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dagr	dagrinn	dagar	dagarnir
Accusative	dag	daginn	daga	dagana
Dative	degi	deginum	dǫgum	dǫgunum
Genitive	dags	dagsins	daga	daganna

Antonyms

• nátt

Descendants

• Danish: dag
• Faroese: dagur
• Icelandic: dagur
• Norwegian: dag
• Swedish: dag