morgen

American  

[mawr-guhn] / ˈmɔr gən /

noun

1. a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.

2. a unit equal to about two-thirds of an acre (0.3 hectare), formerly used in Prussia, Norway, and Denmark.

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morgen British  

/ ˈmɔːɡən /

noun

1. a South African unit of area, equal to about two acres or 0.8 hectare

2. a unit of area, formerly used in Prussia and Scandinavia, equal to about two thirds of an acre

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Etymology

Origin of morgen

1620–30, < Dutch morgen and German Morgen morgen, morning (as much land as one plows in a morning)

Example Sentences

Wir haben unser Social Media-Team-Treffen morgen auf Sylt verlegt.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

Ich werde morgen Vladimir #Putin in Moskau treffen.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2022

Van morgen heb ik een plaat bezichtigd—een poes opgerold over een kannetje melk—de zee in de verte.

From The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland by Brown, J. Irwin

Du er vel enig i at slik en morgen i skogen her med al dens liv og lek 50 er fuld erstatning for den pragt vi tapte, ja mer end hoffets smigergyldne falskhet?

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

It corresponds to the German "morgen" and the French "journée."

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir