morgan

See also: Morgan

English

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɡən/

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• Hyphenation: mor‧gan

Noun

morgan (plural morgans)

1. (medicine) A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

Derived terms

• centimorgan

Anagrams

• Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (“to flicker”). Compare Old Saxon morgan, Old English morġen, Old Norse morginn, morgunn, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins).

Noun

morgan m

1. morning

Derived terms

• morganstern

Descendants

• Middle High German: morgen
  • Alemannic German: moorn, moore (Glarus, Uri, Unterwalden); mooru (Valais), moore

    Alsatian: Müggen

    Swabian: Morga, Moriga

    Walser: morge

  • Bavarian: Morgen, Muagn, Muang

    Cimbrian: mòrng, morgan, mòrgont

    Mòcheno: morng

  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: Meuend

    Luxembourgish: Mueren, Moien

  • East Central German:

    Vilamovian: miügia

  • East Franconian:
  • German: Morgen
    • → English: morgen
    • → Polish: morga, mórg
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Hessian: Mojje

    Pennsylvania German:

  • Yiddish: מאָרגן (morgn)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (“to flicker”). Compare Old English morġen, Old High German morgan, Old Norse morginn, morgunn, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins).

Noun

morgan m

1. morning

Descendants

• Low German: Morgen