dygn

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.

• IPA^(key): /dʏŋn/

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dygn n

1. 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

2. 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

• 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.

• dag

• dygn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dygn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɨ̞ɡn/, [ˈdɨ̞ɡn̩]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɡn/, [ˈdɪɡn̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːɡɪn/, /ˈdɪɡɪn/

dygn (feminine singular dygn, plural dygn, equative mor ddygn, comparative mwy dygn, superlative mwyaf dygn)
dygn (feminine singular dygn, plural dygn, equative dycned, comparative dycnach, superlative dycnaf) (archaic)

1. diligent, perseverent, assiduous

   Synonyms: dyfal, diwyd, myfyrgar

2. acute, severe, vehement

   Synonyms: llym, eithafol, tost

3. aggrieved

   Synonyms: dicllon, blin

• dwyn i'r dygn (“to swear on oath”)

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dygn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dygn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies