dunna

See also: Duna

English

Verb

dunna

1. (Northern England) do not.
   • 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC:

     Ma lass!' he murmured. 'Ma little lass! Dunna let's fight! Dunna let's niver fight! I love thee an' th' touch on thee. Dunna argue wi' me! Dunna! Dunna! Dunna! Let's be together.'

Faroese

dunnur - ducks

Etymology

From Old Norse dunna, from Proto-Germanic *dusnǭ (“the brown one; female duck”), from Proto-Germanic *dusnaz (“brown”); whence also Icelandic dunna, Norwegian dunne. Compare also English dunnock (“hedge sparrow, hedge warbler”), Scottish Gaelic tunnag.

Noun

dunna f (genitive singular dunnu, plural dunnur)

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

Declension

Declension of dunna
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

Related terms

• storkur
• gás
• svanur

Romansch

Etymology

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

Noun

dunna f (plural dunnas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) woman

   Coordinate term: um

2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) wife

   Synonym: consorta

   Coordinate terms: um, consort

3. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lady, Mrs.

   Coordinate terms: signur (“gentleman, Mr.”), giuvna (“young lady, Miss”)