morn C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /mɔrn/ UK /mɔːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun morning (chiefly poetic or archaic) They set off at break of morn while the dew still lay. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · morning (chiefly poetic or... morningdaybreakdawnsunriseforenoon ↔ Opposites eveningdusknight Word family Related forms morningmorrowtomorrow Etymology AI details From Middle English morwen, from Old English morgen ('morning'), from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merk- ('to blink, twilight'). morgen Old English *murganaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # morn **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɔrn/ **IPA (UK):** /mɔːn/ ## Meanings 1. morning (chiefly poetic or archaic) ## Examples - They set off at break of morn while the dew still lay. ## Synonyms - morning - daybreak - dawn - sunrise - forenoon ## Antonyms - evening - dusk - night ## Related Forms - morning - morrow - tomorrow ## Roots and Affixes - Root: morgen - Root: *murganaz ## Etymology From Middle English morwen, from Old English morgen ('morning'), from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merk- ('to blink, twilight'). ## AI Etymology Morn comes from Middle English morwen, from Old English morgen ('morning'), from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merk- ('to blink, twilight'). The etymological trail includes Old English morgen and Proto-Germanic *murganaz. As a noun, morn means morning (chiefly poetic or archaic). The same family is visible in related forms such as morning, morrow, and tomorrow. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown