dún
Old Irish
/duːn/
noun
Definitions
- fort
- fortress
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*dūnom
Gloss
stronghold, rampart, hill, fortified town, fortress, hillfort
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
丘, 岡, 阜