duin
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old Dutch dūn, dūno, from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duin (plural duine, diminutive duintjie)
- A dune.
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dûne, from Old Dutch dūn, dūno, from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duin f (plural duinen, diminutive duintje n)
- A dune.
Derived terms edit
- general:
- toponyms:
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: duin
Scots edit
Verb edit
duin
References edit
- “dae” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.