Donner

• Donder, Dunder

First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch donder (“thunder”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Donner.

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• Rhymes: -ɒnə(ɹ)

Donner

1. The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.

• donder and blitzen

• Norden, Rendon, nonred

From Middle High German doner, donre, donder (also -u-), from Old High German thonar, donar, *duner (attested in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *þunr. Cognate with Dutch donder, English thunder.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔnɐ/

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Donner m (strong, genitive Donners, plural Donner)

1. thunder

• Geschützdonner
• Gewitterdonner

• donnern
• Donnerer
• Donnerlittchen

• Donnerwetter
• Donnerschlag
• Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)
• wie vom Donner gerührt

• “Donner” in Duden online
• “Donner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle High German dunre, dunder, variants of doner, from Old High German donar, *duner.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoner/, [ˈdo.nɐ]

Donner m (uncountable)

1. thunder

• Dimmer

• donneren
• Donnerwieder