Dünung

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Dünung, from dunen (“to expand”), probably related to Dumen (“thumb”), for which see Old Saxon thūmo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdyːnʊŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dü‧nung

Noun

Dünung f (genitive Dünung, plural Dünungen)

  1. (nautical) swell (series of waves, especially after a storm)

Declension

Declension of Dünung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Dünung die Dünungen
genitive einer der Dünung der Dünungen
dative einer der Dünung den Dünungen
accusative eine die Dünung die Dünungen

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