Düne

Düne

See also: dune, dűne, d'une, and dune-

English

Etymology

From German Düne.

Proper noun

Düne

1. an island close to Heligoland

Translations

island in Germany

Danish: Dynen c German: Düne (de) f

North Frisian: de Halem

Anagrams

• nude, undé

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German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch dūne. Middle Dutch origin is assured by the German -ü- (compare Süden). The more common Middle Low German form was dûne (with a back vowel -u-); this form may be originally Low German or an earlier borrowing from Dutch. Compare modern Dutch duin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdyːnə/

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Noun

Düne f (genitive Düne, plural Dünen)

1. dune (usually by the sea)

Declension

Declension of Düne

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Düne	die	Dünen
genitive	einer	der	Düne	der	Dünen
dative	einer	der	Düne	den	Dünen
accusative	eine	die	Düne	die	Dünen

Derived terms

• Wanderdüne

Proper noun

Düne f (genitive Dünes)

1. Düne (island close to Heligoland)

Further reading

• Düne in Duden online