Daune

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German dûne from a Scandinavic source and hence ultimately from Old Norse dúnn. The diphthong -au- is a secondary adaptation from the Low German to the standard German vowel system.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊ̯nə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Daune f (genitive Daune, plural Daunen)

1. (always countable) down (soft, immature feather)

Declension

Declension of Daune [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Daune	die	Daunen
genitive	einer	der	Daune	der	Daunen
dative	einer	der	Daune	den	Daunen
accusative	eine	die	Daune	die	Daunen

Derived terms

• Daunenbett
• Daunendecke
• Daunenjacke

Further reading

• “Daune” in Duden online
• “Daune” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache