Morgen
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) morning (part of the day from dawn to noon)
- (dated,masculine,strong) morgen (measure of land equivalent to two acres); (informal) acre (when speaking vaguely), a quarter of a hectare (specific)
- (archaic,masculine,poetic,strong) east (direction of the rising sun at an equinox)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɔrɡən/
Etymology
From Middle High German morgen, from Old High German morgan, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (“to blink, twinkle”). Compare Low German Morgen, Dutch morgen, West Frisian moarn, English morn, morrow, Danish morgen, Swedish morgon.
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Sentences
Heute Nacht 🌃 , beziehungsweise heute Morgen hatte ich einen Traum 😴💭 von meinem ehemaligen Lieblingslehrer.
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😴💭
Tonight, or this morning, I had a dream about my former favorite teacher.