dunna
See also: Duna
English
editVerb
editdunna
- (Northern England) do not.
- 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →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
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse dunna, whence also Icelandic dunna, Norwegian dunne. Compare also Scottish Gaelic tunnag.
Noun
editdunna f (genitive singular dunnu, plural dunnur)
- domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
- female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Declension
editDeclension 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
editRelated terms
editRomansch
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (“lady, mistress of the house”), from domus (“house”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (“house”).
Noun
editdunna f (plural dunnas)
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