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Swedish
Etymology
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.[1]
Cognate with Danish døgn, Norwegian Bokmål døgn and Norwegian Nynorsk døgn. See also Old Norse dœgr, Norwegian Nynorsk døger and Icelandic dægur.
Pronunciation
Noun
dygn n
- day, nychthemeron (24 hours)
hyran är 500 kronor per dygn- the rent is 500 SEK per 24 hour
de var utan ström i nästan 2 dygn- they were without electricity for almost 48 hours
operationen fördröjdes 3 dygn på grund av platsbrist- the surgery was postponed for 72 hours due to lack of space
- day (specifically, the 24 hour period from midnight to the following midnight)
oavsett tid på dygnet- any time of day
- (literally, “regardless time of day”)
öppet dygnet runt- open 24 hours
- (literally, “open the day around”)
vägen stängdes i 5 dygn på grund av rasmassorna- the road closed for 5 days due to the debris
Usage notes
- The difference between dag (“day”) and dygn (“day”). Imagine it is around 3 o'clock on a Monday; if someone says:
- "Om 4 dagar är jag på stranden" ("In 4 days I am on the beach"), meaning that they will be on the beach on Friday.
- "Om 4 dygn är jag på stranden" ("In 4 days I am on the beach"), meaning that they will be on the beach around 3 o'clock on Friday.
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