Dunaj

See also: dunaj

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (river goddess), akin to *dʰenh₂- (to set in motion; to flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdunaj]

Proper noun

Dunaj m inan

  1. Danube

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.naj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -unaj
  • Syllabification: Du‧naj
  • Homophone: dunaj

Proper noun

Dunaj m inan (related adjective dunajski)

  1. Danube (a river in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine)
  2. Dunaj (a village in the Gmina of Piątek, Łęczyca County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. Dunaj (a village in the Gmina of Stupsk, Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
  4. Dunaj (a village in the Gmina of Czarnia, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
toponyms
adjectives
  • dunajecki

Proper noun

Dunaj m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Dunaj f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Dunaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Dunaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Dunaj in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Dunaj”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (river goddess), akin to *dʰenh₂- (to set in motion; to flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdunaj]

Proper noun

Dunaj m inan (genitive singular Dunaja, declension pattern of stroj)

  1. Danube

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Dunaj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *Dunavь (Danube), from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (river goddess), akin to *dʰenh₂- (to set in motion; to flow). Doublet of Donava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dùːnaj/

Proper noun

Dúnaj m inan

  1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nominative Dúnaj
genitive Dúnaja
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Dúnaj
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Dúnaja
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Dúnaju
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Dúnaj
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Dúnaju
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Dúnajem

Further reading

  • Dunaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025