Dene

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dene"

English

Alternative forms

• Dené

Etymology

Probably from Chipewyan, though most Athabaskan languages have a similar word meaning "person" that's often used as the name for the people who speak the language and/or the language itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛneɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛneɪ

Noun

Dene pl (plural only)

1. An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Synonyms

• Chipewyan

Coordinate terms

• Na-Dene

Related terms

• Dene-Yeniseian
• Deneology

See also

• Diné

 

Anagrams

• Eden, Ende, deen, eden, ende, need

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Danī, from Proto-Germanic *daniz, cognate with Old Norse danir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.ne/

Noun

Dene m pl

1. Danes
2. Denmark

Declension

Declension of Dene

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-	Dene
accusative	-	Dene
genitive	-	Dena
dative	-	Denum

Derived terms

• Denemearc (“Denmark”)
• Denisċ (“Danish”)
• Ēastdene (“East-Danes”)
• Gārdene (“Spear-Danes”)
• Hringdene (“Ring-Danes”)
• Norþdene (“North-Danes”)
• Sūþdene (“South-Danes”)
• Westdene (“West-Danes”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Dene, Dane