down
Frases
Significat (Anglès)
Conceptes
Oposat a
up
Sinònims
down feather
drink down
out of use
soft hair
push down
Traduccions
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/daʊn/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English doun, doune, from Old English dūne (“down”), aphetic form of adūne (“down, downward”), from earlier ofdūne (“down”, literally “off the hill”), from of (“of, off of”) + dūn (“hill, mount, dune, down”). More at Etymology 2 below. For the development from directional phrases to prepositions, compare Middle Low German dāle (“down, downwards”, literally “(in/to the) dale/valley”), whence German Low German dal (“down”). Compare also Saterland Frisian deel (“down”, literally “to/into the dale”).
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