dunna
See also: Duna
English edit
Verb edit
dunna
- (Northern England) do not.
- 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, authorized British edition, London: Martin Secker […], published February 1932 (May 1932 printing), →OCLC:
- Ma lass!' he murmured. 'Ma little lass! Dunna let's fight! Dunna let's niver fight! I love thee an' th' touch on thee. Dunna argue wi' me! Dunna! Dunna! Dunna! Let's be together.'
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dunna, whence also Icelandic dunna, Norwegian dunne. Compare also Scottish Gaelic tunnag.
Noun edit
dunna f (genitive singular dunnu, plural dunnur)
- domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
- female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Declension edit
Declension of dunna | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dunna | dunnan | dunnur | dunnurnar |
accusative | dunnu | dunnuna | dunnur | dunnurnar |
dative | dunnu | dunnuni | dunnum | dunnunum |
genitive | dunnu | dunnunnar | dunna | dunnanna |
Derived terms edit
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Romansch edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (“lady, mistress of the house”), from domus (“house”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (“house”).
Noun edit
dunna f (plural dunnas)