morrow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɔɹəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈmɒɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmɔɹo/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɒɹou/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ˈmɑɹoʊ/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn.
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) The next or following day.
Two men were walking in the street; one said to the other: “Upon the morrow I will sup with thee.” And the Pestilence grinned a grin that none beheld, baring his dripping teeth, and crept away to see whether upon the morrow those men should sup together.
1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 27:The balance of the day and evening was filled with preparation for a great hunt—spears were overhauled, quivers were replenished, bows were restrung; and all the while the village witch doctor passed through the busy throngs disposing of various charms and amulets designed to protect the possessor from hurt, or bring him good fortune in the morrow’s hunt.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 130:
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(archaic) Morning.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:morrow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morrows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
morrowtide · tomorrow · morrowless · morrow-mass · good morrow · overmorrow · yester-morrow · amorrow
Synonyms
morn (morning) · tomorrow (next day) · morning
Translations (33)
es mañana (morning) · ru у́тро (morning) · nl morgen (the next or following day) · et järgnev päev (the next or following day) · tl umaga (morning) · pt amanhã (the next or following day) · tr sabah (morning) · et homne (päev) (the next or following day) · nl morgen (morning) · fr matin (morning) · cs zítřek (the next or following day) · sv morgon (morning) · fi huomen (the next or following day) · et hommik (morning) · got 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (the next or following day) · ota ایرته (the next or following day) · de Morgen (morning) · uk ранок (morning) · bg у́тро (morning) · ru завтрашний день (the next or following day) · gl mañá (the next or following day) · gl mañá (morning) · alt келер кӱн (the next or following day) · nl ochtend (morning) · ca l'endemà (the next or following day) · fi huomen (morning) · ota یارین (the next or following day) · de Morgen (the next or following day) · fr lendemain (the next or following day) · no morgen (morning) · pt manhã (morning) · cs ráno (morning) · ru следующий день (the next or following day)