Morgentau
German, noun/ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌtaʊ̯/
Morgentau is spelled M-O-R-G-E-N-T-A-U (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morgentau is a German masculine noun meaning “morning dew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Feuchtigkeit, die sich durch Kondensation in der Kühle des Morgens bildet”.
What does Morgentau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemorning dew
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Feuchtigkeit, die sich durch Kondensation in der Kühle des Morgens bildet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Morgentau
- Morgentaues genitive
- Morgentaus genitive
- Morgentaue plural
- Morgentauen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Morgentau?
- /ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌtaʊ̯/
- [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌtaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Morgentau in German?
Morgentau appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).