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Tagesdämmerung

daybreak, dawn

noun TAH-ges-dem-uh-rung Rare
Time Time of Day

Also means

twilight at the start of day

Usage Note

Tagesdämmerung is a rare, literary word for daybreak; the everyday term is Morgendämmerung (f). Note -ung nouns are feminine, hence die Dämmerung.

Examples

"Bei Tagesdämmerung begannen die Vögel zu singen."

Natural Translation

At daybreak the birds began to sing.

Literal Translation

At day-twilight began the birds to sing.

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