Dunaj

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈdunaj]

Dunaj m inan

1. Danube

• Dunaj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Dunaj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.naj/

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• Rhymes: -unaj
• Syllabification: Du‧naj

Dunaj m inan

1. Danube (a major river in Europe, flowing through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine)

• Dunaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Dunaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь, from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈdunaj]

Dunaj m inan (genitive singular Dunaja, declension pattern of stroj)

1. Danube

• dunajský
• Malý Dunaj m

• “Dunaj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

From Proto-Slavic *Dunavь (“Danube”), from Gothic *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 (*dōnawi), from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Latin Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”). Doublet of Donava.

• IPA^(key): /dùːnaj/

Dúnaj m inan

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

• Dúnajčan / Dúnajčanka
• dúnajski

• “Dunaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran