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Morgen

noun · /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.

Translation

  1. morning (part of the day from dawn to noon) masculine, strong

    am Morgen

    in the morning

    am Morgen des 6. Dezember 2000

    on the morning of the 6th December 2000

    gestern Morgen (also: gestern morgen)

    yesterday morning

    heute Morgen

    this morning

  2. morgen (measure of land equivalent to two acres); (informal) acre (when speaking vaguely), a quarter of a hectare (specific) dated, masculine, strong
  3. east (direction of the rising sun at an equinox) archaic, masculine, poetic, strong

    gen Morgen gehen

    walk in the direction where the sun rises

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Morgen Morgen
Accusative Morgen Morgen
Dative Morgen Morgen
Genitive Morgens Morgen

Morgen

noun · /ˈmɔrɡən/ ·
Etymology

From the adverb morgen.

Translation

  1. tomorrow (the day after today) neuter, no-plural, strong
  2. the future neuter, no-plural, strong

    Unser Morgen ist wichtiger als unser Heute.

    Our future is more important than our present.

morgen

adv · /ˈmɔrɡən/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German morgene, from Old High German morgane, from Proto-West Germanic *morgin, *murgin. Cognate with English morrow, morn.

Translation

  1. tomorrow

    morgen früh

    tomorrow morning

    morgen Abend

    tomorrow evening