dyna
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soffa med två sittdynor och två ryggdynor 
dynor i modern stol 
dynor (eller kanske madrasser) på solsängar
See also: dýna
English
Noun
dyna (plural dynae)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
dyna m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dyna f
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“fluffy feathers”).
Noun
dyna c
- a cushion (for use as a seat or backrest, for lying on, or the like – most commonly rectangular – compare kudde)
- a pad, a cushion, a pillow (of various similar soft parts (of something))
Declension
| Declension of dyna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | dyna | dynan | dynor | dynorna |
| Genitive | dynas | dynans | dynors | dynornas |
Derived terms
- knyppeldyna (“bobbin lace pillow”)
- nåldyna (“pincushion”)
- sittdyna (“seat cushion”)
- stolsdyna (“chair cushion”)
- stämpeldyna (“ink pad”)
- värmedyna (“heating pad”)
- trampdyna (“pad (under for example a paw)”)
See also
References
- dyna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dyna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dyna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From weli + di + yna "do you see there". Compare dyma and dacw.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdəna/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdənɛ/, /ˈdɛnɛ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdəna/
- Rhymes: -əna
Adverb
dyna (triggers Soft Mutation)
- there is, there's; there are
Usage notes
- Often equivalent to English "that".
- Dyna'n tŷ ni.
- There's/That's our house.
- 'Na fe.
- There he/it is./That's him/it.
- Dyna newyddion calonogol.
- That's encouraging news.
- (literally, “There's encouraging news.”)
- 'Na hyfryd.
- That's lovely.
- (literally, “There's lovely.”)
Derived terms
- dyna chdi, dyna ti (“there you are/go; you're right”)
- dyna chi (“there you are/go; you're right”)
- dyna fe, dyna fo (“there he/it is/are; that's him/it; that's how he/it is”)
- dyna hi (“there she/it is/are; that's her/it; that's how she/it is”)
- dyna ni (“there we are/go”)
Related terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dyna”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies