Dene

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dene"

English

Alternative forms

Dené

Etymology

Probably from Chipewyan, though most Athabaskan languages have a similar word meaning "person" that's often used as the name for the people who speak the language and/or the language itself.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛneɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛneɪ

Noun

Dene pl (plural only)

An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Synonyms

Chipewyan

Coordinate terms

Na-Dene

Related terms

Anagrams

Eden, Ende, deen, eden, ende, need

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Danī, from Proto-Germanic *daniz, cognate with Old Norse danir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈde.ne/

Proper noun

Dene m pl

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Dene
accusative	—	Dene
genitive	—	Dena
dative	—	Denum

Derived terms

Denemearc (“Denmark”)
Denisċ (“Danish”)
Ēastdene (“East-Danes”)
Gārdene (“Spear-Danes”)
Hringdene (“Ring-Danes”)
Norþdene (“North-Danes”)
Sūþdene (“South-Danes”)
Westdene (“West-Danes”)

Descendants

Middle English: Dene, Dane