gryning

Swedish

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Etymology

gry (“dawn”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡryːˌnɪŋ/

Noun

gryning c

1. dawn ((period with) morning twilight)

   i gryningen

   at [the] dawn

2. (figuratively) dawn (beginning)

   Det är som mörkast före gryningen

   It's darkest before [the] dawn

   "Som mörkast" (as darkest) is similar to "at its darkest." Compare "när vintern är som kallast" (when [the] winter is at its coldest).

Declension

Declension of gryning

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gryning	grynings
	definite	gryningen	gryningens
plural	indefinite	gryningar	gryningars
	definite	gryningarna	gryningarnas

Synonyms

• dagning

Antonyms

• skymning

Derived terms

• gryningsljus
• gryningsräd

Related terms

• gry

See also

• dagbräckning (“break of day”)
• morgonrodnad
• otta

References

• gryning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gryning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gryning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)