duin
See also: dùin and dúin
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old Dutch dūna, from Proto-Germanic *dūnǭ, perhaps from Gaulish dunum (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dœi̯n/
Noun
duin (plural duine, diminutive duintjie)
- A dune.
Derived terms
- duinebesie
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dûne, from Old Dutch dūna, from Proto-Germanic *dūnǭ, perhaps from Gaulish dunum (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /dœy̯n/
- Hyphenation: duin
- Rhymes: -œy̯n
Noun
duin f (plural duinen, diminutive duintje n)
- A dune.
Derived terms
- general:
- duinmeer
- duinpan
- grasduin
- paraboolduin
- stad achter de duinen
- woestijnduin
- zandduin
- toponyms:
- Baaiduinen
- Bosch en Duin
- Camperduin
- Duindorp
- Duinen
- Duinkerke
- Duinoord
- Duyncroft
- Kijkduin
- Oostduinen
- Soestduinen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: duin
Scots
Verb
duin
- present participle of dae; doing
- (rare) past participle of dae; done
References
- “dae” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.