Donner
See also: donner
English
Alternative forms
- Donder, Dunder
Etymology
First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch donder (“thunder”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Donner.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒnə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Donner
- The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms
Santa Claus's reindeer
- Blitzen
- Comet
- Cupid
- Dancer
- Dasher
- Prancer
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Vixen
Derived terms
- donder and blitzen
Translations
reindeer of Santa Claus
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Anagrams
- Norden, Rendon, nonred
German
Etymology
From Middle High German doner, donre, donder (also -u-), from Old High German thonar, donar, *duner (attested in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *þunr. Cognate with Dutch donder, English thunder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐ/
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Noun
Donner m (strong, genitive Donners, plural Donner)
- thunder
Declension
Declension of Donner [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Donner | die | Donner |
| genitive | eines | des | Donners | der | Donner |
| dative | einem | dem | Donner | den | Donnern |
| accusative | einen | den | Donner | die | Donner |
Derived terms
- Donnerwetter
- Donnerschlag
- Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)
- wie vom Donner gerührt
Related terms
- Donnerer
- donnern
Further reading
- “Donner” in Duden online
- “Donner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German dunre, dunder, variants of doner, from Old High German donar, *duner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoner/, [ˈdo.nɐ]
Noun
Donner m (uncountable)
- thunder
Synonyms
- Dimmer
Derived terms
- donneren
- Donnerwieder