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See also:don'tanddönt

English

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Contraction

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dont

  1. Misspelling ofdon't.
  2. Obsolete spelling ofdon't.

Breton

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A suppletive verb. The verbal noun is fromMiddle Bretondonet (influenced bymonet(to go)), fromOld Bretondiminet. Cognate withWelshdyfod,dod, and Cornishdos,dones; fromOld Bretondi,do +monet(to go). The other forms are fromProto-Celtic*toageti, itself also a suppletive verb (stemming from*ageti(to drive) and*pelh₂-). See alsoOld Irishdo·aig(to drive off).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dont

  1. (intransitive) tocome

Inflection

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Mutation ofdont
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
dontzontunchangedtonttont

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofdont
singularpluralimpersonal
firstsecondthirdfirstsecondthird
indicativepresentdeuandeuezdeudeuompdeuitdeuontdeuer
preteritedeuisdeujoutdeuasdeujompdeujoc'hdeujontdeujod
imperfectdeuendeuesdeuedeuempdeuec'hdeuentdeued
futuredeuindeuideuodeuimpdeuotdeuintdeuor
subjunctivepresentdeufendeufesdeufedeufempdeufec'hdeufentdeufed
imperfectdeujendeujesdeujedeujempdeujec'hdeujentdeujed
imperativedeudeuetdeuompdeuitdeuent
non-finite formspresent participlepast participle
o tontdeuet (auxiliary verb:bezañ)

Derived terms

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromLow Germandoon. Related toDanishdom andDanishdåd

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dont c (singular definitedonten,not used in plural form)

  1. a (piece of) work, adeed

Declension

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Declension ofdont
common
gender
singular
indefinitedefinite
nominativedontdonten
genitivedontsdontens

References

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchdont, fromOld Frenchdunt, fromVulgar Latin/Latinunde(from where).[1] CompareSpanishdonde(where).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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dont m orf

  1. of/fromwhom/which,whose;whereof
    Vous rappelez-vous cedont je vous ai parlé ?
    Do you remember thatof which we spoke?
    Il n’est riendont je sois encore certain.
    There is nothingof which I am still certain.
    Quel est le paysdont provient cette marchandise suspecte ?
    What is the countryfrom which the suspicious merchandise comes?
    J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affairedont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours.
    I decided to abandon the matterof which we have been speaking for a few days.
    La maladiedont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable.
    The diseaseof which he died has an unpronounceable name.
    Les paysdont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers.
    The countriesof which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of great adventurers.
    Ces étoiles —dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste.
    These stars,whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
    Le Québec est une province du Canadadont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise.
    Quebec is a province of Canadawhose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
  2. (sometimes)bywhich
    Le coupdont il fut frappé.
    The blowby which he was struck.
  3. Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" orsuch as in some situations.
    Il a eu dix enfants,dont neuf filles.
    He had ten children, nineof them girls.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^Dauzat, Albert with Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964),Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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dont

  1. alternative form ofdint

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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dont

  1. ofwhom; ofwhich

Descendants

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Occitan

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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dont

  1. including,such as
    • 2019 October 31, “Los Estats Units an reconegut lo genodici armèni”, inJornalet[1]:
      A l'ora d'ara, son de desenas d’estats qu’an reconegut lo genocidi armèni,dont l’estat francés.
      Currently, there are dozens of states that have recognized the Armenian genocide,including the French state.
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