Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett dygn

day (and night), 24-hour period/dʏŋn/

Meaning

day (and night); 24-hour period

In Swedish: en natt och en dag, 24 timmar

Forms

Forms of dygn
Singular, indefiniteett dygn
Singular, definitedygnet
Plural, indefinitedygn
Plural, definitedygnen

dygn is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort dygn, det stora dygnet. Check another noun

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Is it en dygn or ett dygn?

dygn in a sentence

  • resan tog tre dygn
    the trip took three days
  • jag sover tio timmar om dygnet
    I sleep ten hours a night
  • dygnet runt
    round the clock
  • 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
  • oavsett tid på dygnet
    any time of day
  • öppet dygnet runt
    open 24 hours

Words built with dygn

  • dygnsrytm diurnal rhythm

Questions

What does dygn mean in English?

dygn means “day (and night), 24-hour period”.

Is it en dygn or ett dygn?

It is ett dygn, and “the day” is dygnet.

What is the plural of dygn?

dygn doesn't change in the plural: ett dygn, två dygn (definite: dygnen).

Origin

From Old Swedish dygn, dyghn, døgn, døghn, from Old Norse dœgn, from Proto-Germanic *dōgin-, alternative form of *dōg-.

Nearby common words

dygn is number 1,870 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary