Dene

See also: dene

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛneɪ/

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.

Alternative forms

• Dené

Noun

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

Synonyms

• Chipewyan

Coordinate terms

• Na-Dene

Related terms

• Dene-Yeniseian

Anagrams

• Eden, Ende, deen, eden, ende, need

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Old English

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *Dąnī, from West Germanic *Danī, from *danīz, plural of *daniz. Further etymology is unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.ne/

Noun

Dene m pl

1. Danes

Declension

Declension of Dene

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

Derived terms

• Denemearc
• Denisc
• Gārdene