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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dunaj m inan
- Danube
Declension
Declension of Dunaj (sg-only soft masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- Dunaj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Dunaj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.naj/
- Rhymes: -unaj
- Syllabification: Du‧naj
Proper noun
Dunaj m inan
- Danube (a major river in Europe, flowing through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine)
Declension
Further reading
- Dunaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Dunaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dunaj m inan (genitive singular Dunaja, declension pattern of stroj)
- Danube
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “Dunaj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *Dunavь (“Danube”), from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”). Doublet of Donava.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dúnaj m inan
- Vienna (the capital city of Austria)
Inflection
Masculine inan., soft o-stem
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nominative
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Dúnaj
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genitive
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Dúnaja
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singular
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nominative (imenovȃlnik)
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Dúnaj
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genitive (rodȋlnik)
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Dúnaja
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dative (dajȃlnik)
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Dúnaju
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accusative (tožȋlnik)
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Dúnaj
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locative (mẹ̑stnik)
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Dúnaju
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instrumental (orọ̑dnik)
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Dúnajem
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Further reading
- “Dunaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran