Daune

German

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German dūne from a Scandinavic source and hence ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse dúnn. The diphthong -au- is a secondary adaptation from the Low German to the standard German vowel system.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊ̯nə/

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Noun

Daune f (genitive Daune, plural Daunen)

1. (always countable) down (soft, immature feather)

Derived terms

• Daunenbett
• Daunendecke
• Daunenjacke

Further reading

• “Daune” in Duden online