dune

See also: Düne, dűne, d'une, and dune-

English

Dunes in Namibia

Etymology

Partially from a dialectal form of down; and partially from Old French dune, from Middle Dutch dūne (Dutch duin) or Middle Low German dune; all possibly from Gaulish dunum (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”). Compare English down.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /djuːn/, /dʒuːn/
    • Audio (UK)(file)
    • Homophone: June (with /dʒ/)
  • (US) IPA(key): /duːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

dune (plural dunes)

  1. (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

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French

Etymology

From Old French dune, from Middle Dutch dūne (Dutch duin), possibly from Gaulish *dunon (“hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyn/

Noun

dune f (plural dunes)

  1. dune

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Italian

Noun

dune f pl

  1. plural of duna

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