Morgentau

German

Etymology

Morgen +‎ Tau

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌtaʊ̯/
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Noun

Morgentau m (strong, genitive Morgentaues or Morgentaus, plural Morgentaue)

  1. morning dew
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Und die Blumen winken auf blühender Au, / Und funkeln und glitzern im Morgentau
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Declension

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Further reading
  • “Morgentau” in Duden online
  • “Morgentau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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