Polyglot Dictionary

Morgengrauen

/ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌɡʁaʊ̯ən/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. dawn, daybreak

    Built from Morgen (morning) + grau (gray).

    • Sie brachen im Morgengrauen auf.

      They set off at dawn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Morgen morning

Similar words

Sonnenaufgang

Close synonyms for the start of the day; Morgengrauen is dawn (before the sun is visible), Sonnenaufgang is specifically the moment the sun rises.

Similar in other languages

English

morning

Close, figuratively — dawn, daybreak relates to morning.

Practice

1 What does Morgengrauen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie brachen im ___ auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Morgengrauen?

See also

nouncompound

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