dunna
FromOld Norsedunna, fromProto-Germanic*dusnǭ(“the brown one; female duck”), fromProto-Germanic*dusnaz(“brown”); whence alsoIcelandicdunna,Norwegiandunne. Compare alsoEnglishdunnock(“hedge sparrow, hedge warbler”),Scottish Gaelictunnag.
dunna f (genitive singulardunnu, pluraldunnur)
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dunna | dunnan | dunnur | dunnurnar |
| accusative | dunnu | dunnuna | dunnur | dunnurnar |
| dative | dunnu | dunnuni | dunnum | dunnunum |
| genitive | dunnu | dunnunnar | dunna | dunnanna |
FromLate Latindomna, shortened variant ofLatindomina(“lady, mistress of the house”), fromdomus(“house”), ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*dṓm(“house”).