overmorrow
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overmorrow
- /ˌəʊvəˈmɒɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˌoʊvəɹˈmɔɹoʊ/ Canada, US
- /ˌoʊvəɹˈmɑɹoʊ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɒɹəʊ
Where it comes from
PIE word
*upér
The adverb is derived from over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher’) + morrow, probably a calque of German übermorgen (adverb) (compare also Übermorgen (noun)), from Middle High German übermorgen, from Old High German ubar morgan, ubar morgana, from obar, ubar (“above”) + morgan, morgana (“morning”).
The noun and adjective are derived from the adverb.
Cognates
* Danish overmorgen
* Dutch overmorgen
* Middle Low German övermorgen
adverb
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On the day after tomorrow.
Thẽ [then] ſpake Tobias vnto the virgin, and ſayde: Vp Sara, let vs make oure prayer vnto God to daye, tomorow, and ouermorow: for theſe thre nightes wil we reconcyle oure ſelues with God: and whan the thirde holy night is paſt, we ſhall ioyne together in yͤ deutye of mariage.
Opposite: ereyesterday
noun overmorrows
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The day after tomorrow.
My members borrow / A thrill from wild Walpurgis-night: / It comes round on the overmorrow— / Then why we wake we know aright.
Opposite: ereyesterday
adjective
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Of or relating to the day after tomorrow.
For thou néedeſt not by thy morrowe and ouermorrowe delayes to augment his diſcommoditie ⁊ [and] hinderance any longer, from whom thou haſt by thy ſubtile meanes and wicked violence, wreſted the goodes that he hath, conſidering yͭ [that] he to his loſſe hath lacked them long enough, ⁊ béen without t
Opposite: nudiustertian
Translations
Every language
adv on the day after tomorrow
| Español | pasado mañana |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 明後日 asatte |
| 中文 | 後天 /后天 hòutiān |
| हिन्दी | परसों parsõ |
| Português | depois de amanhã |
| Français | après-demain |
| Deutsch | übermorgen |
| Italiano | doman l'altro, dopodomani, poscrai, posdomani |
| Ελληνικά | μεθαύριο methávrio |
| Română | poimâine |
| Русский | послеза́втра poslezávtra |
| العربية | بَعْدَ ٱلْغَد baʕda l-ḡad |
| עברית | מָחֳרָתַייִם moḫoratayim |
Talk about this word "overmorrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overmorrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. overmorrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overmorrow "overmorrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overmorrow.Cite this
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title = {overmorrow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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