Dohne

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German done, from Old High German thona, belonging to the verbs dehnen, dohnen “to stretch”, Middle High German denen, donen, Old High German denjan, danjan. In this meaning Latin tenus, in the meaning “tendril” Old Saxon thona, Old English thona. In Luxembourgish Dunn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdoːnə]

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. snare, sling, animal trap
    Synonyms: Schlinge, Schneise, Sprenkel
  2. (dialectal) piece of wood covering something

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Dohne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dohne” in Duden online
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