sunnanmorgen
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sunnan (“the sun's”) + morgen (“morning”), analogous to sunnandæġ (“Sunday”, literally “the sun's day”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sunnanmorgen f
- Sunday morning
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- On sunnanmorgen hē ġewāt þā þā hē wæs on ielde ān and hundeahtatiġwintre.
- On Sunday morning he passed away at eighty-one years old.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Declension[edit]
Declension of sunnanmorgen (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sunnanmorgen | sunnanmorgnas |
accusative | sunnanmorgen | sunnanmorgnas |
genitive | sunnanmorgnes | sunnanmorgna |
dative | sunnanmorgne | sunnanmorgnum |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: sunnes morn