dona

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dona"

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina. Compare Occitan dòna, French dame, Italian donna.

Alternative forms

• dòna (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdɔ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdɔ.na]

• Audio (Valencia):

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• Rhymes: -ɔna

Noun

dona f (plural dones)

1. woman

   Antonym: home

2. wife

   Synonyms: cònjuge, (figurative) costella, esposa, muller

   Antonyms: cònjuge, espòs, home, marit

   Hypernym: cònjuge

Derived terms

• donam
• donejar
• doner
• doneta
• donívol

 

Related terms

• donzella
• na

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• dóna (pre-2016 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdo.na]

Verb

dona

1. inflection of donar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “dona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdona]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Hyphenation: do‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian donna.

Noun

dona f

1. Italian noble woman, lady, originally a noble title

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	dona	dony
genitive	dony	don
dative	doně	donám
accusative	donu	dony
vocative	dono	dony
locative	doně	donách
instrumental	donou	donami

Declension of dona (hard feminine)

Related terms

• don
• doňa

 

Etymology 2

Noun

dona

1. genitive/accusative singular of don

Further reading

• "dona, donna" in Věra Petráčková, Jiří Kraus et al. Akademický slovník cizích slov I. Academia, 1995, ISBN 80-200-0497-1, page 175.

Anagrams

• Dano

Dalmatian

Etymology

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

Noun

dona f

1. woman

See also

• mojer

Galician

Medieval fresco, Vilar de Donas, Galicia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdona̝/

Noun

dona f (plural donas)

1. female equivalent of dono
2. lady, mistress, noblewoman, gentlewoman (woman of breeding and authority)

   Synonyms: dama, señora

3. (formal) wife, married woman

   —A túa muller é unha lercha! —Miña dona é unha santa!

   —Your wife is telltale! —My lady is but a saint!

4. (formal) woman

   —Miñas donas e meus señores: ...

   —Ladies and gentlemen: ...

Derived terms

• dona das paredes
• donicela
• doniña
• herba dona
• Vilar de Donas

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dona”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dona”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dona”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dona”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dona”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Garo

Etymology

Analyzable as /don/ + /-a/ This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

dona (transitive)

1. to put, place aside, omit

Related terms

• donpaa
• dondapa

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 330

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠə/; /ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠɞn̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠʌn̪ˠə/

Adjective

dona (comparative measa)

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

Declension

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dona	dhona	dona; dhona²
Vocative	dhona		dona
Genitive		dona	dona	dona
Dative	dona; dhona¹	dhona	dona; dhona²
Comparative	níos measa
Superlative	is measa

Declension of dona

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• droch-
• olc

Derived terms

• donacht
• donaigh
• donaire
• donán
• donas
• donóg

 

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dona”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.na/
• Rhymes: -ona
• Hyphenation: dó‧na

Verb

dona

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

Anagrams

• -ando, andò, onda

Latin

Noun

dōna

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of dōnum

Verb

dōnā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dōnō

References

• dona in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdona/

Adjective

dona

1. bad, unfortunate

Antonyms

• sona

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 Galician-Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina. Doublet of dama.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.nɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔnɐ
• Hyphenation: do‧na

Noun

dona f (plural donas)

1. feminine of dono
2. (colloquial, familiar) a title of address to an adult woman, especially a middle-aged one

   Oi, dona Ana! Como vão as coisas?

   Hi, Mrs. Ana! How are things going?

3. (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?

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French donner, from Latin donō.

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

infinitive			a dona
gerund			donând
past participle			donat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	donez	donezi	donează	donăm	donați	donează
	imperfect	donam	donai	dona	donam	donați	donau
	simple perfect	donai	donași	donă	donarăm	donarăți	donară
	pluperfect	donasem	donaseși	donase	donaserăm	donaserăți	donaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să donez	să donezi	să doneze	să donăm	să donați	să doneze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		donează			donați
	negative		nu dona			nu donați

    conjugation of dona (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

Related terms

• donație

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dona (“bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɔnə/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɔ̞nə]^[1]

Adjective

dona (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad or donad)

1. bad

   aimsir dona - bad weather

Synonyms

• droch
• olc

Antonyms

• deagh
• math

Mutation

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

References

1. 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 Sprogvidenskap

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdona/ [ˈd̪o.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: do‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English doughnut.

Noun

dona f (plural donas)

1. doughnut

   Synonyms: dónut, rosca

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dona

1. inflection of donar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “dona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

don +‎ -a

Verb

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

1. to do various small tasks

   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

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dona		—
Supine	donat		—
Imperative	dona		—
Imper. plural1	donen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	donar	donade	—	—
Ind. plural1	dona	donade	—	—
Subjunctive2	done	donade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	donande
Past participle	donad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of dona (weak)

References

• dona in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dona in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dona in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• anod, onda

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English donor.

Noun

dona

1. donor (usually used to refer to countries that give aid to Papua New Guinea)

Venetan

Etymology

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

Noun

dona f (plural done)

1. woman
2. wife