See also: dane, Dane, dañe, dåne, dañé, and danė

German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German Tene, from Old High German *Teni, from Proto-Germanic *daniz. The modern D- is Central and Low German (Middle Low German Dēne), reinforced by Danish dansk, Danmark. These latter probably also caused the ä-spelling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛːnə/, [ˈdɛːnə], [ˈdeːnə]
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Southern):(file)
  • Homophone: dehne (many speakers, especially northern and eastern regions)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

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Däne m (weak, genitive Dänen, plural Dänen, feminine Dänin)

  1. Dane (person from Denmark) (male or unspecified)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Däne” in Duden online
  • Däne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache