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Webster 1913 Edition

Dune

Dune

(dūn)
,
Noun.
[The same word as
down
: cf. D.
duin
. See
Down
a bank of sand.]
A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.
[Written also
dun
.]
Three great rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, had deposited their slime for ages among the
dunes
or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their mouths.
Motley.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dune

DUNE

,
Noun.
A hill. [See Down.]

Definition 2025

Düne

Düne

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

English

Proper noun

Düne

  1. an island close to Heligoland

Translations

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch dūne. 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdyːnə/

Noun

Düne f ‎(genitive Düne, plural Dünen)

  1. dune (usually by the sea)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Wanderdüne

Proper noun

Düne f ‎(genitive Dünes)

  1. Düne (island close to Heligoland)

Etymology

From German Düne.

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