dyne
English
Etymology
From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dúnamis, “force”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: dīn
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʌɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪn/
- Rhymes: -aɪn
- Homophone: dine
Noun
dyne (plural dynes)
- A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
Derived terms
- microdyne
- millidyne
- kilodyne
- megadyne
- aerodyne
Translations
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Further reading
- dyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “dyne” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams
- E.D.N.Y., EDNY, Ynde, deny
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse dýna, related to dúnn (“down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyːnə/, [ˈdyːnə]
Noun
dyne c (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)
- continental quilt, duvet
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dyne | dynen | dyner | dynerne |
genitive | dynes | dynens | dyners | dynernes |
Descendants
- English: doona
References
- “dyne” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /din/
Noun
dyne f (plural dynes)
- (physics) dyne
Further reading
- “dyne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Verb
dyne
- Alternative form of dynen
Noun
dyne
- Alternative form of dynne
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“down”).
Noun
dyne f or m (definite singular dyna or dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)
- continental quilt, duvet
Derived terms
- dynetrekk
- ederdunsdyne
- helårsdyne, heilårsdyne
- sommerdyne
- vinterdyne
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German [Term?] or Middle Dutch dūne.
Noun
dyne m (definite singular dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)
- a dune
Derived terms
- sanddyne
References
- “dyne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dyːnə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“down”).
Noun
dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)
- continental quilt, duvet
Derived terms
- dynetrekk
- ederdunsdyne
- heilårsdyne
- sommardyne
- vinterdyne
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch dūne.
Noun
dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)
- a dune
Derived terms
- sanddyne
References
- “dyne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *duni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdy.ne/
Noun
dyne m
- din
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | dyne | dynas |
accusative | dyne | dynas |
genitive | dynes | dyna |
dative | dyne | dynum |
Descendants
- Middle English: dynne, den, dene, deone, din, dine, done, dune, dyn, dyne
- English: din, dun
- Scots: dyn, din