duin

See also: dùin and dúin

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dūne or Middle Low German dune; ultimately from Gaulish dunum (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /dœy̯n/
Hyphenation: duin
Rhymes: -œy̯n

Noun

duin f (plural duinen, diminutive duintje n)

dune

Derived terms

duinmeer
duinpan
grasduin
paraboolduin
woestijnduin
zandduin

Scots

Pronunciation

Adjective

duin (comparative mair duin, superlative maist duin)

done

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