dunna

See also Duna

Faroese

dunnur - ducks

Etymology

From Old Norse dunna, whence also Icelandic dunna, Norwegian dunne. Confer also Scottish Gaelic tunnag.

Noun

dunna f (genitive singular dunnu, plural dunnur)

1. domestic duck (Anas domesticus)
2. female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Declension

f1	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dunna	dunnan	dunnur	dunnurnar
Accusative	dunnu	dunnuna	dunnur	dunnurnar
Dative	dunnu	dunnuni	dunnum	dunnunum
Genitive	dunnu	dunnunnar	dunna	dunnanna

Derived terms

• villdunna

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin domina (“lady, mistress of the house”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (“house”).

Noun

dunna f (plural dunnas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) woman
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) wife
3. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lady, Mrs.

Synonyms

• (wife): consorta

Coordinate terms

• (woman): um
• (woman, wife): um, consort
• (lady, Mrs.): signur, giuvna