dunna

== English == === Verb === dunna (Northern England) do not. == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse dunna, from Proto-Germanic *dusnǭ (“the brown one; female duck”), from Proto-Germanic *dusnaz (“brown”); whence also Icelandic dunna, Norwegian dunne. Compare also English dunnock (“hedge sparrow, hedge warbler”), Scottish Gaelic tunnag. === Noun === dunna f (genitive singular dunnu, plural dunnur) domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos) female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== villdunna ==== Related terms ==== storkur gás svanur == Romansh == === Etymology === From Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (“lady, mistress of the house”), from domus (“house”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (“house”). === Noun === dunna f (plural dunnas) (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) woman Coordinate term: um (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) wife Synonym: consorta Coordinate terms: um, consort (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lady, Mrs. Coordinate terms: signur (“gentleman, Mr.”), giuvna (“young lady, Miss”)