dun in Danish

IPA: /duːn/, [d̥uːˀn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse dúnn (“down”). Related to dyne. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|dúnn||down}} Old Norse dúnn (“down”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|dunet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|dun||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun), {{da-noun|et}} dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|et}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=dunenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=duns|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=dunets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=duns|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=dunene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=dun|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=dunet|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=dun}} Forms: dunet [definite, singular], dun [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dun [indefinite, nominative, singular], dunet [definite, nominative, singular], dun [indefinite, nominative, plural], dunene [definite, nominative, plural], duns [genitive, indefinite, singular], dunets [definite, genitive, singular], duns [genitive, indefinite, plural], dunenes [definite, genitive, plural]

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "dúnn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "down"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dúnn (“down”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dúnn (“down”). Related to dyne.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dunet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dun",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duns",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunets",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duns",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunenes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "dun",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "dunet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "expansion": "dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "dunenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "duns",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "dunets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "duns",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "dunene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "dun",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "dunet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "dun"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 22 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down (soft, immature feathers)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dun-da-noun-nRh6Hm3y",
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "dun",
          "urls": [
            "http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=dun"
          ],
          "word": "in Den Danske Ordbog"
        },
        {
          "english": "dun",
          "urls": [
            "https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=dun"
          ],
          "word": "in Ordbog over det danske Sprog"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥uːˀn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dun"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "dúnn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "down"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dúnn (“down”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dúnn (“down”). Related to dyne.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dunet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dun",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duns",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunets",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duns",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dunenes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "dun",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "dunet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "expansion": "dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "dunenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "duns",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "dunets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "duns",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "dunene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "dun",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "dunet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "dun"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "dun",
      "urls": [
        "http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=dun"
      ],
      "word": "in Den Danske Ordbog"
    },
    {
      "english": "dun",
      "urls": [
        "https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=dun"
      ],
      "word": "in Ordbog over det danske Sprog"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish neuter nouns",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 22 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down (soft, immature feathers)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥uːˀn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dun"
}

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"dun" meaning in Danish

Noun

Inflected forms