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dyne

See also: dýně

English

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Etymology

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From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dúnamis, “force”).

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dyne (plural dynes)

  1. 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.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dýna, related to dúnn (“down”).

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  • IPA(key): /dyːnə/, [ˈdyːnə]

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dyne c (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)

  1. continental quilt, duvet

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Declension of dyne
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dyne dynen dyner dynerne
genitive dynes dynens dyners dynernes

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  • English: doona

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French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis).

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  • IPA(key): /din/
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dyne f (plural dynes)

  1. (physics) dyne

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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dyne

  1. Alternative form of dynen

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Noun

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dyne

  1. Alternative form of dynne

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“down”).

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dyne f or m (definite singular dyna or dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. continental quilt, duvet
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German [Term?] or Middle Dutch dūne.

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dyne m (definite singular dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. a dune
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“down”).

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dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. continental quilt, duvet
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch dūne.

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dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. a dune
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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *duni.

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dyne m

  1. din

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Declension of dyne (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dyne dynas
accusative dyne dynas
genitive dynes dyna
dative dyne dynum

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