Dohne

German

Alternative forms

• Done (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German done, from Old High German thona, belonging to the verbs dehnen, dohnen “to stretch”, Middle High German denen, donen, Old High German denjan, danjan. In this meaning Latin tenus, in the meaning “tendril” Old Saxon thona, Old English thona. In Luxembourgish Dunn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoːnə]

Noun

Dohne f (genitive Dohne, plural Dohnen)

1. snare, sling, animal trap

   Synonyms: Schlinge, Schneise, Sprenkel

2. (dialectal) piece of wood covering something

Declension

Declension of Dohne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Dohne	die	Dohnen
genitive	einer	der	Dohne	der	Dohnen
dative	einer	der	Dohne	den	Dohnen
accusative	eine	die	Dohne	die	Dohnen

Further reading

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