Donner
See also: donner
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Rhymes: -ɒnə(ɹ)
Proper noun edit
Donner
- The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms edit
Santa Claus's reindeer
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
reindeer of Santa Claus
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Donner m (strong, genitive Donners, plural Donner)
Declension edit
Declension of Donner [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
- Donnerwetter
- Donnerschlag
- Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)
- wie vom Donner gerührt
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Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German dunre, dunder, variants of doner, from Old High German donar, *duner.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Donner m (uncountable)