Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en gryning

dawn/ˈɡryːˌnɪŋ/

Meaning

dawn

In Swedish: dagning, ljusning

Forms

Forms of gryning
Singular, indefinite	en gryning
Singular, definite	gryningen
Plural, indefinite	gryningar
Plural, definite	gryningarna

gryning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gryning, den stora gryningen. Check another noun

Practise gryning

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Is it en gryning or ett gryning?

gryning in a sentence

i gryningen
at [the] dawn
Det är som mörkast före gryningen
It's darkest before [the] dawn

Questions

What does gryning mean in English?

gryning means “dawn”.

Is it en gryning or ett gryning?

It is en gryning, and “the dawn” is gryningen.

What is the plural of gryning?

The plural of gryning is gryningar, and the definite plural is gryningarna.

Similar words

morgon

Origin

By surface analysis, gry (“dawn”) + ning (“-ing”).

Nearby common words

gryning is number 2,704 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,698hörni used to get attention from a group of people, hey, listen
2,699andetag breath
2,701minska diminish, reduce
2,702drunkna drown
2,705social social, public
2,706tung heavy, major
2,707process process, lawsuit
2,710byrå chest of drawers, office

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