dyne

See also: dýně

English

Etymology

From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, force).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dīn
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʌɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /daɪn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn
  • Homophone: dine

Noun

dyne (plural dynes)

  1. A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýna, related to dúnn (down) (whence dun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyːnə/, [ˈdyːnə]

Noun

dyne c (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)

  1. continental quilt, duvet

Declension

Declension of dyne
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dyne dynen dyner dynerne
genitive dynes dynens dyners dynernes

Descendants

  • English: doona

References

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /din/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

dyne f (plural dynes)

  1. (physics) dyne

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dyne, from Proto-West Germanic *duni, from Proto-Germanic *duniz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdin(ə)/
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːn(ə)/ (East Anglia)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdyn(ə)/, /ˈdœn(ə)/ (Southern, West Midlands)

Noun

dyne (uncountable)

  1. din (loud noise)
  2. noise, sound
  3. shouting (loud voices)

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Verb

dyne

  1. alternative form of dynen (to dine)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (down).

Noun

dyne f or m (definite singular dyna or dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. continental quilt, duvet
Derived terms
  • dynetrekk
  • ederdunsdyne
  • helårsdyne, heilårsdyne
  • sommerdyne
  • vinterdyne

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German [Term?] or Middle Dutch dūne.

Noun

dyne m (definite singular dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. a dune
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²dyːnə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (down).

Noun

dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. continental quilt, duvet
Derived terms
  • dynetrekk
  • ederdunsdyne
  • heilårsdyne
  • sommardyne
  • vinterdyne

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch dūne.

Noun

dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

  1. a dune
Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *duni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdy.ne/

Noun

dyne m

  1. din

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative dyne dynas
accusative dyne dynas
genitive dynes dyna
dative dyne dynum

Descendants