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Däne

See also: dane, Dane, dañe, dåne, dañé, and danė

German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German Tene, from Old High German *Teni, from Proto-Germanic *daniz. The modern D- is Central and Low German (Middle Low German Dēne), reinforced by Danish dansk, Danmark. These latter probably also caused the ä-spelling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛːnə/, [ˈdɛːnə], [ˈdeːnə]
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Southern):(file)
  • Homophone: dehne (many speakers, especially northern and eastern regions)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

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Däne m (weak, genitive Dänen, plural Dänen, feminine Dänin)

  1. Dane (person from Denmark) (male or unspecified)

Declension

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Declension of Däne [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Däne die Dänen
genitive eines des Dänen der Dänen
dative einem dem Dänen den Dänen
accusative einen den Dänen die Dänen

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Däne” in Duden online
  • “Däne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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