dona (plural donas
Alternative form ofdonah .1873 Melbourne Punch , page177 :The Larrikin Proper, or rather most improper, takes his "dona ," from the boot factory, who would like to be one of the ballet.
Inherited fromLate Latin domna Latin domina Occitan dòna French dame Italian donna
dona f plural dones
woman Antonym: home wife Synonyms: cònjuge ( figurative ) costella esposa muller Antonyms: cònjuge espòs home marit Hypernym: cònjuge dona
inflection ofdonar third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative “dona ”, inDiccionari de la llengua catalana Dictionary of the Catalan Language Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan:Institut d'Estudis Catalans ], April 2007 “dona ”, inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana ,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana ,2026 “dona” inDiccionari normatiu valencià ,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .“dona” inDiccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.Borrowed fromItalian donna
dona f
Italian noble woman, lady, originally a noble title Declension ofdona (hard feminine )
dona
genitive / accusative singular ofdon "dona, donna" in Věra Petráčková, Jiří Kraus et al.Akademický slovník cizích slov I. Academia, 1995,ISBN 80-200-0497-1 , page 175. FromLatin domina Catalan dona Italian donna Romanian doamnă
dona f
woman Variation oftonni English ton Swedish ton
IPA (key ) : /ˈdonɑ/ ,[ˈdo̞nɑ̝] Rhymes:-onɑ Syllabification(key ) :do‧na Hyphenation(key ) :do‧na dona
( colloquial ) synonym oftonni ( “ thousand units of money, one grand ” ) Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023 ),Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary [1] →ISSN Medieval fresco, Vilar de Donas, Galicia FromOld Galician-Portuguese dona Late Latin domna Latin domina
IPA (key ) : /ˈdona/ [ˈd̪o.nɐ] Rhymes:-ona Hyphenation:do‧na dona f plural donas
female equivalent ofdono lady ,mistress ,noblewoman ,gentlewoman ( woman of breeding and authority ) Synonyms: dama señora ( formal ) wife ,married woman —A túa muller é unha lercha! —Miñadona é unha santa! —Your wife is telltale! —Mylady is but a saint! ( formal ) woman —Miñasdonas e meus señores: ... —Ladies and gentlemen: ... Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González ;Granja, María Álvarez de la ;Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022 ), “dona ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018 ), “dona ”, inCorpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006–2013 ), “dona ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández ,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003–2018 ), “dona ”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014–2024 ), “dona ”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega ,→ISSN Analyzable as /don/ + /-a /Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
dona ( transitive )
toput ,place aside,omit Burling, R. (2003 ),The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon [2] Bangladesh : University of Michigan, page330 FromOld Irish donae [ 1] Proto-Celtic *dognawos sona
dona (comparative measa
unfortunate ,unlucky bad ,poor ,wretched ,ill 1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “dona ”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947 ),The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study , Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,→ISBN 15 ^ Dillon, Myles ;Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961 ),Teach Yourself Irish , Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton,→ISBN 224 ^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ),Die araner mundart The Aran Dialect Second volume: Dictionary ], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page69 ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977 ),Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence [ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies] , page332 ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958 ),The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study , Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,→ISBN 103 ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968 ),The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study , Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 66, page17 ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ),A Dialect of Donegal § 55 24 Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927 ), “dona ”, inFoclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla page358 ; reprinted with additions1996 ,→ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ), “dona ”, inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN dona
inflection ofdonare third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative dōna
nominative / accusative / vocative plural ofdōnum dōnā
second-person singular present active imperative ofdōnō FromOld Galician-Portuguese dona Late Latin domna Latin domina Doublet ofdama Spanish doña dueña
Rhymes:( Portugal ) -ɔnɐ Hyphenation:do‧na dona f plural donas
feminine ofdono proprietress ;female owner Synonym: proprietária female housekeeper ;governess ;housewife Synonym: governanta ( historical , archaic ) female equivalent ofdom :noble lady Synonym: dama ( Brazil , Minas Gerais , by extension) married woman ;wife Synonym: esposa ( colloquial , used mostly by young people) lady ( adult female human, especially one old enough to be a mother ) Synonym: senhora Ei,dona , a senhora poderia por favor tirar seu carro? Hey,lady , could you please move your car? Borrowed fromFrench donner Latin donō
IPA (key ) : /doˈna/ Rhymes:-a Hyphenation:do‧na a dona (third-person singular present donează past participle donat 1st conjugation
todonate ( to give away something of value ) FromOld Irish donae ( “ bad ” ) .
dona (comparative nas miosa superlative as miosa qualitative noun miosad or donad
bad aimsirdona - bad weatherNote: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
^ Oftedal, M. (1956 ),A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis , Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for SprogvidenskapIPA (key ) : /ˈdona/ [ˈd̪o.na] Rhymes:-ona Syllabification:do‧na Borrowed fromEnglish doughnut
dona f plural donas
doughnut Synonyms: dónut rosca See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
dona
inflection ofdonar third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative don -a
dona (present donar preterite donade supine donat imperative dona
to do various small tasksHardonat i köket otaliga timmar nu I'vebeen busy in the kitchen for several hours now Vi fixade ochdonade inför bröllopet Wewere busy preparing for the wedding FromEnglish donor
dona
donor ( usually used to refer to countries that give aid to Papua New Guinea ) FromLate Latin domna Latin domina Italian donna
dona f plural done
woman wife 
