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Donner
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donner
English
Santa Claus's reindeer
Alternative forms
en Donder Dunder
Etymology
First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from en nl donder thunder, and perhaps influenced by the en de - form de Donner.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Donner.wav US
en ɒnə(ɹ) 2
Proper noun
The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.
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Coordinate terms
en Santa Claus's reindeer Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Blitzen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Derived terms
en donder and blitzen
Translations
reindeer of Santa Claus
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 雷 Léi
Finnish: fi ukkonen Ukkonen
French: fr Tonnerre m
Galician: gl Trono m
Greek: el Βροντή f
Italian: it Tuono m
Japanese: ja ドナー Donā
Polish: pl Profesorek m
Portuguese: pt Trovão m
Spanish: es Trueno m
Anagrams
en dennor Norden Rendon nonred
en Christmas Fictional characters
German
Etymology
de ine-pro *(s)tenh₂-
de gem-pro 1
From de gmh doner, gmh donre, gmh donder (also -u-), from de goh thonar, goh donar, gmh *duner (attested in compounds), from de gmw-pro *þunr. Cognate with nl donder, en thunder.
Pronunciation
de /ˈdɔnɐ/
de De-Donner.ogg
de De-Donner2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
thunder
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Geschützdonner
de Gewitterdonner
Derived terms
de donnern
de Donnerer
de Donnerlittchen
Related terms
de Donnerwetter
de Donnerschlag
de Donnergrollen rolling thunder
de wie vom Donner gerührt
Further reading
Anagrams
de dennor Dornen Norden Ordnen donnre ordnen
de Weather
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb gmw-pro gem-pro ine-pro 2
From lb gmh dunre, gmh dunder, variants of gmh doner, from lb goh donar, goh *duner.
Pronunciation
lb /ˈdoner/ [ˈdo.nɐ]
Noun
m -
thunder
Synonyms
lb Dimmer
Derived terms
lb donneren
lb Donnerwieder