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Webster 1913 Edition


Dona


Do′ña

,
Noun.
[Sp.
doña
. See
Duenna
.]
1.
Lady; mistress; madam; – a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady.

Definition 2024


dona

dona

See also: dóna, doná, dòna, donà, doña, Doña, and Dóná

Catalan

Noun

dona f (plural dones)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Antonyms

Synonyms

Hypernyms


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdona/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: do‧na

Etymology 1

From Italian donna.

Noun

dona f

  1. Italian noble woman, lady, originally a noble title
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

dona

  1. genitive singular of don
  2. accusative singular of don

Anagrams


Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin domina. Compare Catalan dona, Italian donna, Romanian doamnă.

Noun

dona f

  1. woman

See also


Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dona, from Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠʊnˠə/

Adjective

dona (comparative measa)

  1. unfortunate, unlucky
  2. bad, poor, wretched, ill

Usage notes

Takes the adverbial construction go dona when used predicatively after a form of :

  • Ní raibh an céilí go dona. ― The ceilidh wasn’t bad.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dona dhona ndona
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "dona" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • dona” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Italian

Verb

dona

  1. third-person singular present indicative of donare
  2. second-person singular imperative of donare

Anagrams


Latin

Noun

dōna

  1. nominative plural of dōnum
  2. accusative plural of dōnum
  3. vocative plural of dōnum

Verb

dōnā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dōnō

References


Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdona/

Adjective

dona

  1. bad, unfortunate

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Irish: dona
  • Manx: donney
  • Scottish Gaelic: dona

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
dona dona
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndona
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdo.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: do‧na

Noun

dona f (plural donas)

  1. feminine equivalent of dono
  2. lady (woman of breeding and authority)

Synonyms


Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French donner, Latin donāre.

Verb

a dona (third-person singular present donează, past participle donat) 1st conj.

  1. to donate (to give away something of value)

Conjugation

Related terms


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dona, from Proto-Celtic *do-gna-vos. See sona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊ɔnə/

Adjective

dona (comparative miosa)

  1. bad
    aimsir dona - bad weather

Synonyms

Antonyms


Spanish

Noun

dona f (plural donas)

  1. doughnut

Synonyms

Verb

dona

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of donar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of donar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of donar.

Swedish

Verb

dona (present donar, preterite donade, supine donat, imperative dona)

  1. to do small house hold tasks, such as tidying up or dusting
    Har donat i köket otaliga timmar nu
    I've been busy in the kitchen for several hours now
    Vi fixade och donade inför bröllopet
    We were busy preparing for the wedding

Conjugation


Venetian

Etymology

From Late Latin domna, from Latin domina. Compare Italian donna.

Noun

dona f (plural done)

  1. woman
  2. wife