dyn

See also: dyn., dyń, dỳn, and dŷn

Translingual

Symbol

dyn

1. dyne (cgs unit of force)

Dacian

Noun

dyn

1. The edible nettle plant.

Icelandic

Verb

dyn (weak)

1. inflection of dynja:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Noun

dyn

1. Alternative form of dynne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dyn n

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of døn

Verb

dyn

1. present tense of dynja
2. imperative of dynja

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dyn

1. definite singular of dy

Etymology 2

Noun

dyn c (definite singular dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynerna)

1. a dune (hill of sand piled up by wind or waves)

Declension

Declension of dyn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dyn	dyns
	definite	dynen	dynens
plural	indefinite	dyner	dyners
	definite	dynerna	dynernas

Derived terms

• sanddyn

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh dyn, from Proto-Brythonic *dün, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨːn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /diːn/
• Rhymes: -ɨːn
• Homophone: din (South Wales)

Noun

dyn m (plural dynion)

1. folk, folks pl
2. man
3. person (male or female)

Alternative forms

• dŷn (obsolete)

Derived terms

• bleidd-ddyn
• dynes
• dynfarch

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞n

Verb

dyn

1. first-person plural present colloquial of bod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dyn	ddyn	nyn	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /din/

Determiner

dyn

1. your (second-person singular informal possessive determiner)

See also

West Frisian personal pronouns

Number	Person		Nominative	Objective		Possessive
				Normal	Reflexive	Determiner	Pronoun
Singular	First		ik	my	mysels	myn	mines
	Second	Informal	do/dû1	dy	dysels	dyn	dines
		Formal	jo	jo	josels	jo	jowes
	Third	Masculine	hy	him	himsels	syn	sines
		Feminine	sy/hja1	har	harsels	har	harres
		Neuter	it	it	himsels	syn	sines
Plural	First		wy	ús	ússels	ús	uzes
	Second		jim(me)	jim(me)	jimsels/jinsels	jim(me)	jimmes
	Third		sy/hja1	har(ren)	harsels	har(ren)	harres
1. Now mostly archaic and unused

Further reading

• “dyn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011