English

Etymology
Cognate with Old and Modern French #French|dune, Middle Dutch #Middle Dutch|dūne, Dutch duin, cf. English down.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dju:n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�n|-u�n

Noun
en-noun

1. A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

Synonyms
sand dune, sand-dune

Antonyms
dyke, dike

Translations

Chinese: �� (sh�qiū)
Czech: duna f
Dutch: duin f
Finnish: dyyni
French: dune f
German: Düne f
Hungarian: dűne
Italian: duna f
mid
Japanese: �� (����, sakyū)
Jèrriais: mielle f
Korean: � (屯 dun), �� (dundeok), �� (dunchi), 모�� (moraetop), �구 (��, sagu)
Latvian: k�pa f
Romanian: dun�
Russian: д�на (djúna) f
Spanish: duna f, médano m
Swedish: dyn c

See also
thick, German dick cf. dyke (dike)
thin, German dünn cf. dune (down)

French

Etymology
Old French, from Middle Dutch #Middle Dutch|dūne (Dutch duin), from Celtic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dyn/
SAMPA|/dyn/

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|dune

Italian

Noun
dune f plural

1. plural of duna

ar:dune
fr:dune
io:dune
it:dune
hu:dune
ja:dune
pl:dune
ru:dune
vi:dune
zh:dune

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