Dene

See also: dene

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛneɪ/

Etymology

Probably from Chipewyan, though most Athabaskan languages have a similar word meaning "person" that's often used as the name for the people who speak the language and/or the language itself.

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Noun

Dene pl (plural only)

  1. An Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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Old English

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *daniz, although further etymology is unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdene/

Noun

Dene m pl

  1. Danes

Declension
Declension of Dene
Case Singular Plural
nominative Dene
accusative Dene
genitive Dena
dative Denum

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