*dūnaz¹
Runic: ᛞᚢᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈduː.nɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
an accumulation, pile, heap
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂-nó-s, from a zero-grade form of root *dʰewh₂- (‘smoke, dust, haze’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dūnaz | dūnōz, dūnōs |
| Acc. | dūną | dūnanz |
| Gen. | dūnas, dūnis | dūnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | dūnai | dūnamaz |
| Inst. | dūnō | dūnamiz |
| Voc. | dūn | dūnōz, dūnōs |
Descendants
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*dūn, *dūnā, *dūnō, *dūnu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *tūna, dūna (Old High German)
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*dūn, *dūnā, *dūnō, *dūnu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*dūna (Old Dutch)
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dûne (Middle Dutch)
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duin (Dutch)
- duin (Afrikaans)
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duin (Dutch)
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dûne (Middle Dutch)
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*dūna (Old Dutch)
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*dūn, *dūnā, *dūnō, *dūnu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*dūna (Old Dutch)
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dûne (Middle Dutch)
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dūne, *dūn (Old Frisian)
- Dúune, Duune (Saterland Frisian)
- dún (West Frisian)
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dūne, *dūn (Old Frisian)
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dûne (Middle Dutch)
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*dūna (Old Dutch)
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*dūn, *dūnā, *dūnō, *dūnu (Proto-West Germanic)
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dūn (Old English)
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dune, doun (Middle English)
- dune, down (English)
- doun, down (Scots)
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dune, doun (Middle English)
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dūn (Old English)
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*dūn, *dūnā, *dūnō, *dūnu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*dūna, *dūn (Old Saxon)
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dûne, dunne, don, done, donne (Middle Low German)
- dyne (Danish)
- Düne (German)
- Düne, Düün (Low German)
- dyne (Norwegian)
- dyn, dyne (Swedish)
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dûne, dunne, don, done, donne (Middle Low German)
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*dūna, *dūn (Old Saxon)
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dunn, dúnn, dynn, dýnn (Old Norse)
- sauðadunn, sauðadynn (Old Norse)