dunna

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See also: Duna

English

Verb

dunna

  1. (Northern England) do not.
    • 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, authorized British edition, London: Martin Secker , published February 1932 (May 1932 printing), →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, whence also Icelandic dunna, Norwegian dunne. Compare also 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

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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”)
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