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, Russian тенёто (tenjóto); in the meaning “tendril” Old Saxon thona, Old English thona. In Luxembourgish Dunn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdoːnə]

Noun

Dohne f (genitive Dohne, plural Dohnen)

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

Declension

Declension of Dohne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Dohne die Dohnen
genitive einer der Dohne der Dohnen
dative einer der Dohne den Dohnen
accusative eine die Dohne die Dohnen

Further reading

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