Dunaj
Czech
    
    Etymology
    
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”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈdunaj]
Declension
    
Polish
    
    Etymology
    
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”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.naj/
- Audio - (file) 
- Rhymes: -unaj
- Syllabification: Du‧naj
Proper noun
    
Dunaj m inan
Declension
    
Slovak
    
    Etymology
    
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”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈdunaj]
Declension
    
Derived terms
    
- dunajský
- Malý Dunaj m
References
    
- “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
Slovene
    
    Etymology
    
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.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /dùːnaj/
Inflection
    
| Masculine inan., soft o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dúnaj | |
| genitive | Dúnaja | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | Dúnaj | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | Dúnaja | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | Dúnaju | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | Dúnaj | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | Dúnaju | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | Dúnajem | |
Related terms
    
- Dúnajčan / Dúnajčanka
- dúnajski
Further reading
    
- “Dunaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
