Dunaj

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”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈdunaj]

Dunaj m inan

1. Danube

• “Dunaj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Dunaj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Dunavь.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.naj/

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• Rhymes: -unaj
• Syllabification: Du‧naj
• Homophone: dunaj

Dunaj m inan (related adjective dunajski)

1. Danube (a river in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine)
2. Dunaj (a village in the Gmina of Piątek, Łęczyca County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)
3. Dunaj (a village in the Gmina of Stupsk, Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
4. Dunaj (a village in the Gmina of Czarnia, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Dunaj m pers

1. a male surname

Dunaj f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

• “Dunaj”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Dunaj”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Dunaj in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Dunaj”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

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”).

• IPA^(key): /dunaj/, [ˈdunaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -unaj
• Hyphenation: Du‧naj

Dunaj m inan (genitive singular Dunaja, declension pattern of stroj)

1. Danube

• dunajský
• Malý Dunaj m

• “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, 2003–2026

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.

• IPA^(key): /dùːnaj/

Dúnaj m inan

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

• Dúnajčan / Dúnajčanka
• dúnajski

• “Dunaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026