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