dygna

Swedish

FWOTD – 22 December 2018

Etymology

From the noun dygn (“a day and a night”) +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʏŋːˌna/

Verb

dygna (present dygnar, preterite dygnade, supine dygnat, imperative dygna)

1. (colloquial) To stay awake for twenty-four hours.
   • 2016, Pernilla Gesén, Jennas första (Dagbok för utvalda 1), Massolit Förlagsgrupp, →ISBN.

     Så vad gör man när man dygnar?

     So what do you do when you pull an all-nighter?

Conjugation

Conjugation of dygna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dygna		dygnas
Supine	dygnat		dygnats
Imperative	dygna		—
Imper. plural1	dygnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	dygnar	dygnade	dygnas	dygnades
Ind. plural1	dygna	dygnade	dygnas	dygnades
Subjunctive2	dygne	dygnade	dygnes	dygnades
	Participles
Present participle	dygnande
Past participle	dygnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• Dagny, dynga