*tūną
Runic: ᛏᚢᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈtuː.nɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- fence
- enclosure
Etymology
Borrowed from (Pre-)Proto-Celtic *dūnom (‘stronghold, rampart’) before Grimm's law changed *d to *t.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tūną | tūnō |
| Acc. | tūną | tūnō |
| Gen. | tūnas, tūnis | tūnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | tūnai | tūnamaz |
| Inst. | tūnō | tūnamiz |
| Voc. | tūną | tūnō |
Descendants
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *tynъ (Proto-Slavic)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old Dutch)
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tuun (Middle Dutch)
- toen (Limburgish)
- tuun (West Flemish)
- tuun (Zealandic)
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tuun (Middle Dutch)
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tūn (Old Dutch)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old Dutch)
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tuun (Middle Dutch)
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tuin (Dutch)
- tuin (Afrikaans)
- tun (Berbice Creole Dutch)
- tun (Skepi Creole Dutch)
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tuin (Dutch)
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tuun (Middle Dutch)
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tūn (Old Dutch)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old English)
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toun, town, towne, tun, tune (Middle English)
- taan, toun, teun (English)
- toon (Geordie)
- teoune, teoun (Yola)
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toun, town, towne, tun, tune (Middle English)
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tūn (Old English)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old English)
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toun, town, towne, tun, tune (Middle English)
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town, tahn, tawn, toon, toune, towne (English)
- tawuni (Chichewa)
- kaona (Hawaiian)
- タウン (taun) (Japanese)
- tāun (Jersey Dutch)
- Taun (Pennsylvania German)
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town, tahn, tawn, toon, toune, towne (English)
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toun, town, towne, tun, tune (Middle English)
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tūn (Old English)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old English)
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toun, town, towne, tun, tune (Middle English)
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toun, town, tone (Middle Scots)
- toun, toon (Scots)
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toun, town, tone (Middle Scots)
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toun, town, towne, tun, tune (Middle English)
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tūn (Old English)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old Frisian)
- tün (North Frisian)
- Tuun (Saterland Frisian)
- tún (West Frisian)
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tūn (Old Frisian)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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zūn (Old High German)
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zūn, zoun (Middle High German)
- Zuun (Alemannic German)
- Zaun (German)
- caojn (Vilamovian)
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zūn, zoun (Middle High German)
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zūn (Old High German)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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zūn (Old High German)
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zūn, zoun (Middle High German)
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Zong, Zung, Zuu, Zoun, Zaun (Central Franconian)
- Zonk (Luxembourgish)
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Zong, Zung, Zuu, Zoun, Zaun (Central Franconian)
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zūn, zoun (Middle High German)
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zūn (Old High German)
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*tūn (Proto-West Germanic)
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tūn (Old Saxon)
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tûn (Middle Low German)
- Tuun (Low German)
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tûn (Middle Low German)
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tūn (Old Saxon)
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tún (Old Norse)
- tún (Faroese)
- tún (Icelandic)
- tun, Tune, ton (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- tun, -tuna, Tuna (Swedish)
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tún (Old Norse)
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tun, Tune (Danish)
- tun, Tune (Norwegian Bokmål)
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tun, Tune (Danish)