sunnanmorgen
Old English
Alternative forms
- sunnan merġen
Etymology
From sunnan (“the sun's”) + morgen (“morning”), analogous to sunnandæġ (“Sunday”, literally “the sun's day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsun.nɑnˌmorɡen/, [ˈsun.nɑnˌmorˠɣen]
Noun
sunnanmorgen f
- Sunday morning
- late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- On sunnanmorgen hē ġewāt þā þā hē wæs on ielde ān and hundeahtatiġ wintre.
- On Sunday morning he passed away at eighty-one years old.
- On sunnanmorgen hē ġewāt þā þā hē wæs on ielde ān and hundeahtatiġ wintre.
- late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Declension
Declension of sunnanmorgen (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sunnanmorgen | sunnanmorgnas |
| accusative | sunnanmorgen | sunnanmorgnas |
| genitive | sunnanmorgnes | sunnanmorgna |
| dative | sunnanmorgne | sunnanmorgnum |
Descendants
- Middle English: sunnes morn
See also
- mōnanniht