dund
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German doond (“work, act, job”),[1] which appears to be related to Proto-Germanic *dōną (“to do, put”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʏnt/
- Rhymes: -ʏnt
Noun
dund n (genitive singular dunds, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dund | dundið |
| accusative | dund | dundið |
| dative | dundi | dundinu |
| genitive | dunds | dundsins |
Derived terms
- dunda (“to potter about, to busy oneself”)
Related terms
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “dund”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- “dund” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dun͈d]
Article
dund
- alternative form of don (“of/from the; to/for the”)