Düne

Meaning

Noun

dune

Name

Düne (island near Heligoland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Concepts

dune

sand dune

dunes

Duna

sand hill

Singing Sand Dunes

Düne

Synonyms

Sanddüne

Sandbank

Wanderdüne

Sandhügel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdyːnə/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: duin

In summary

Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old Dutch dūna, from Proto-Germanic *dūnǭ. Middle Dutch origin is assured by the German -ü- (compare Süden). The more common Middle Low German form was dûne (with a back vowel -u-); this form may be originally Low German or an earlier borrowing from Dutch. Compare modern Dutch duin.

Sentences

Der Junge kletterte langsam die Düne hinauf .

The boy slowly climbed up the dune.