morgan

See also: Morgan

English

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɡən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
• Hyphenation: mor‧gan

Noun

morgan (plural morgans)

1. (medicine) A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

Derived terms

• centimorgan

Anagrams

• Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin. Cognate with Old English morgen.

Noun

morgan m

1. morning

Derived terms

• morganstern

Descendants

• Middle High German: morgen, morn
  • Alemannic German: moorn, moore (Glarus, Uri, Unterwalden), mooru (Valais), moore

    Alsatian: Müggen

    Swabian: Morga, Moriga

    Walser: morge

  • Bavarian: Morgen, Muagn, Muang

    Cimbrian: mòrng, morgan, mòrgont

    Mòcheno: morng

  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: Meuend

    Luxembourgish: Mueren, Moien

  • German: Morgen
    • → English: morgen
    • → Polish: morga, mórg
  • Hessian: Mojje
  • Vilamovian: miügia
  • Yiddish: מאָרגן (morgn)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin.

Noun

morgan m

1. morning

Descendants

• Middle Low German: morgen
  • German Low German: Mörgen
  • German Low German: Morgen, Morrn
  • Dutch Low Saxon: morgen, morren