Donner
See also: donner
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch donder (“thunder”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Donner.
Proper noun
Donner
- The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms
Santa Claus's reindeer
Derived terms
Translations
reindeer of Santa Claus
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German doner, donre, donder (also -u-), from Old High German thonar, donar, *duner (attested in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-. Cognate with Dutch donder, English thunder.
Pronunciation
Noun
Donner m (genitive Donners, plural Donner)
Declension
Derived terms
- Donnerwetter
- Donnerschlag
- Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)
- wie vom Donner gerührt
Further reading
- “Donner” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German doner (specifically the variants dunre or dunder), from Old High German donar, *duner, from Proto-Germanic *þunraz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Donner m (uncountable)
Synonyms
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