morgan

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English

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɡən/
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Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
Hyphenation: mor‧gan

Noun

morgan (plural morgans)

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

Derived terms

centimorgan

Anagrams

Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin. Cognate with Old English morgen.

Noun

morgan m

morning

Derived terms

morganstern

Descendants

Middle High German: morgen, morn
- Alemannic German: moorn, moore; mooru, 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
- German: Morgen
  - → English: morgen
  - → Polish: morga, mórg
- Hessian: Mojje
- Vilamovian: miügia
- Yiddish: מאָרגן (morgn)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin.

Noun

morgan m

morning

Descendants

Middle Low German: morgen
- German Low German: Mörgen
- German Low German: Morgen, Morrn
- Dutch Low Saxon: morgen, morren

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