Noun: dygn
Hyphenation:
Gender: Neuter
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | dygn |
| Sg. Def. | dygnet |
| Pl. Indef. | dygn |
| Pl. Def. | dygnen |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | dygns |
| Sg. Def. | dygnets |
| Pl. Indef. | dygns |
| Pl. Def. | dygnens |
Sample Sentences
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hyran är 500 kronor per dygn (the rent is 500 SEK per 24 hour)
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de var utan ström i nästan 2 dygn (they were without electricity for almost 48 hours)
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operationen fördröjdes 3 dygn på grund av platsbrist (the surgery was postponed for 72 hours due to lack of space)
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oavsett tid på dygnet (any time of day)
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öppet dygnet runt (open 24 hours)
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vägen stängdes i 5 dygn på grund av rasmassorna (the road closed for 5 days due to the debris)
Nouns inflected like dygn
fraktfartyg,
narkotikabeslag,
kombinationsfält,
urinrör,
civilutskott,
urklipp,
rumpknull,
symtom,
synfel,
blogginlägg,
system,
syskon,
bubbelbad,
sexköp,
sekret,
seldon,
urspråk,
samråd,
samtal,
samlag, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. 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.
2. Cognate with Danish døgn, Norwegian Bokmål døgn and Norwegian Nynorsk døgn. See also Old Norse dœgr, Norwegian Nynorsk døger and Icelandic dægur. See: Danish Nouns '
døgn', Norwegian Bokmål Nouns '
døgn', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns '
døgn', Old Norse Nouns '
dœgr', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns '
døger', Icelandic Nouns '
dægur'.
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