different between dune vs barrow

English

Etymology

Partly from a dialectal form of down; and partly from French dune (from Old French dune), or from Middle Dutch d?ne (modern Dutch duin), or from Middle Low German dûne; all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *d?n?, *d?naz, probably from Gaulish dunum (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *d?nom (“stronghold, rampart”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?uHnom (“enclosure”), from *d?ewh?- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of down (which see).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dju?n/, /d?u?n/
  • Homophone: June (with /d?/)
• (US) IPA^(key): /du?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Noun

dune (plural dunes)

1. (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

Synonyms

• sand dune, sand-dune

Antonyms

• dyke, dike

Derived terms

• dunesand
• duney

Related terms

• duned

Translations

Anagrams

• nude, undé

French

Etymology

From Old French dune, from Middle Dutch d?ne (Dutch duin), possibly from Gaulish *dunon (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyn/

Noun

dune f (plural dunes)

1. dune

Further reading

• “dune” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -une

Noun

dune f pl

1. plural of duna

Anagrams

• nude

Middle English

Noun

dune

1. Alternative form of dynne

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bæ?.??/
• (US) enPR: b?r??, IPA^(key): /?bæ?o?/
• (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
• (Mary–marry–merry merger)
• Rhymes: -ær??

Etymology 1

From Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?er??- (“high; height”). Cognate with Scots burrow (“mound, tumulus, barrow”), Saterland Frisian Bäirch, Bierich (“mountain”), West Frisian berch (“mountain”), Dutch berg (“mountain”), Low German Barg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), Danish bjerg (“mountain”), Swedish berg (“mountain”), Norwegian Bokmål berg (“rock, mountain, hillock, rock bottom”), Icelandic berg (“mountain”), bjarg (“rock”), Northern Luri ???? (berg, “mountain,hill”), Polish brzeg (“bank, shore”), Russian ?????? (béreg, “bank, shore, land”).

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

1. (obsolete) A mountain.
2. (chiefly Britain) A hill.
3. A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

   Synonym: tumulus

4. (mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English barowe, barwe, barewe, from Old English bearwe (“basket, handbarrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *barw?, *barwij?, from Proto-Germanic *barw?, *barwij? (“stretcher, bier”) (compare Low German Berwe, Old Norse barar (plural), Middle High German radebere (“wheelbarrow”)), from *beran? (“to bear”). More at bear.

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

1. (Britain) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.

   Synonyms: handcart, pushcart, trolley
2. (saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English barow, bare?, bareh, from Old English bearg, bearh (“boar”), from Proto-West Germanic *barug, *barah, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz, *barahaz. Cognate with Old Frisian barch, Old Saxon barug, Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse b?rgr.

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

2. (obsolete except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.

Translations

Etymology 4

From Old English beorgan (“to protect”)

Noun

barrow (plural barrows)

1. A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.