dygn

Swedish

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʏŋn/

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Noun

dygn n

1. day, nychthemeron (24 hours)

   hyran är 500 kronor per dygn

   the rent is 500 SEK per 24 hour

   de var utan ström i nästan 2 dygn

   they were without electricity for almost 48 hours

   operationen fördröjdes 3 dygn på grund av platsbrist

   the surgery was postponed for 72 hours due to lack of space

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

   oavsett tid på dygnet

   any time of day

   (literally, “regardless time of day”)

   öppet dygnet runt

   open 24 hours

   (literally, “open the day around”)

   vägen stängdes i 5 dygn på grund av rasmassorna

   the road closed for 5 days due to the debris

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dygn	dygns
	definite	dygnet	dygnets
plural	indefinite	dygn	dygns
	definite	dygnen	dygnens

Derived terms

• dygna
• dygnsbehov
• dygnsgammal
• dygnskostnad
• dygnslång
• dygnsmedeltemperatur
• dygnsparkering
• dygnsrekord
• dygnsrytm
• dygnsvila
• dygnsvis
• gästdygn
• isdygn
• stjärndygn
• vårddygn

See also

• dag

References

• dygn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dygn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Welsh

Etymology

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Adjective

dygn (feminine singular dygn, plural dygn, equative mor ddygn, comparative mwy dygn, superlative mwyaf dygn)

1. diligent, perseverent, assiduous

   Synonyms: dyfal, diwyd, myfyrgar

2. acute, severe, vehement

   Synonyms: llym, eithafol, tost

3. aggrieved

   Synonyms: dicllon, blin

Derived terms

• dwyn i'r dygn (“to swear on oath”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dygn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dygn	ddygn	nygn	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dygn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dygn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies