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good morning

English

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For other English entries on this topic, see Greetings.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English gud mornynge (also as goode morne, gode morne), from Old English *gōdne morgen (“good morning”), an ellipsis for an expression such as "I wish you a good morning", equivalent to good +‎ morning. Compare West Frisian goeie moarn, Dutch goedemorgen, German guten Morgen, Danish god morgen, Swedish god morgon, Icelandic góðan morgunn.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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good morning

  1. Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.
    The teacher welcomed the kids to school with "Good morning, boys and girls."
    • 2019 December 15, Hugh Graham, Alice Hutton, “Milk or tea first? Charles's butlers have the answer”, in The Sunday Times, number 10,188, page 5:
      Other rules learnt by butlers include lighting candles 15 minutes before guests enter a room, and not saying "good morning" to guests until you are 5ft away.
  2. (less common, more formal) A parting in the morning.
    Thank you for coming everyone and I hope to see you again next year. Good morning.
  3. (by extension, humorous) Used to greet someone who has just awakened (irrespective of the time of day).
    Up at the crack of dusk! Good morning!
  4. (by extension, informal) Said to someone who has come to a belated realization.
    You're just realizing that now? Good morning!

Usage notes

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  • May be shortened in casual speech to morning.
  • As a greeting, may be used by anyone in almost any setting from the most casual to the most formal, close friend or stranger, regardless of age, social group, etc.

Coordinate terms

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Translations

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Noun

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good morning (plural good mornings)

  1. A greeting consisting of the interjection.
  2. (weightlifting) An exercise performed by bending forward at the waist and then returning to a standing posture, while bearing a barbell or resistance band across the shoulders.

Quotations

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Kankanaey

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English good morning.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey)
    • IPA(key): /ˌɡud moɾˈniŋ/ [ˌɡod̚ mʊɾˈni̞ŋ]
    • IPA(key): /ˌɡud moɾˈneŋ/ [ˌɡod̚ mʊɾˈneŋ]
  • Syllabification: good mor‧ning

Interjection

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good morning (common)

  1. good morning (used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.)

Usage notes

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  • There is no equivalent to the greeting "good morning" in Kankanaey. Greetings are done using non-verbal means or is implied through different sentences. Other translations are literal but are not commonly used, while others are used in the sense to start a speech.

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of good morning
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province parts of Sabangan good morning
Sagada good morning
gawis nan morning
Others
Benguet Atok good morning
siged ay agsapa
Tuba mayat ay agew
Southern / Central
Benguet Mankayan mayat ay agsapa
Kapangan good morning
mapteng ay agew
Kibungan mayat ay agsapa
siged ay agsapa
Buguias mayat ay agew
Mt. Province Sabangan good morning
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