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don
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /d?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Homophones: Don, dawn (with cot-caught merger)
Etymology 1
From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Spanish don and Italian don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie, and dominus.
Noun
don (plural dons)
- A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
- An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
- A mafia boss.
- (MLE) Any man, bloke, dude.
Derived terms
- donnish
- donny (“bloke”)
Related terms
- donzel
Translations
Etymology 2
A contraction of Middle English do on (“put on”), from Old English d?n on. Compare also doff, dup, dout.
Verb
don (third-person singular simple present dons, present participle donning, simple past and past participle donned)
- (transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
- Synonyms: clothe, dight, enrobe; see also Thesaurus:clothe
- Antonym: doff
Derived terms
- donner
Translations
See also
- put on
- wear
Anagrams
- NOD, ODN, nod
Albanian
Alternative forms
- do (Standard Albanian)
Etymology
Gheg variant of Standard Albanian do (“(it) wants, needs, loves, likes”) and do (“you want, need, love, like”).
Verb
don (first-person singular past tense dashta, participle dashtë) (Gheg forms)
- you want, need
- you like
- you love
- it wants, needs
- it likes
- it loves
Conjugation
- Standard Albanian conjugation:
Related terms
Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *t?n. Cognate with Chuvash ??? (tum).
Noun
don (definite accusative donu, plural donlar)
- dress (worn by women)
- Synonym: paltar
- gown (loose, flowing upper garment)
- (figuratively) raiment, attire, garb, habiliments
- appearance, look (of a person)
Declension
Derived terms
- donatmaq (“adorn”) (dialectal)
- donanmaq
- donlu
Related terms
- donanma (“fleet; navy”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *do? (“frozen; frost”). See Bashkir ??? (tuñ) for more cognates.
Adjective
don (comparative daha don, superlative ?n don)
- frozen, congealed
Noun
don (definite accusative donu, plural donlar)
- frost
- ice-covered ground, black ice
Derived terms
- donmaq
- dondurmaq
- dondurma (“ice-cream”)
- dondurmaq
Further reading
- “don” in Obastan.com.
Bambara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dõ?õ?]
Noun
don
- day
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *du?n, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ub?nós.
Adjective
don
- deep
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish don, which is from Latin dominus (“lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?don/
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
don m anim
- (in Italian environment) (Originally a title of honour of the Pope, later used for all priests and later for aristocrats)
- (Spanish noble title) [19th c.]
- (title of respect in front of Spanish given names)
- don (maffia boss)
Declension
Related terms
- dona
- do?a
Further reading
- "don" in Ji?í Rejzek, ?eský etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ?ISBN, page 153.
- "don" in V?ra Petrá?ková, Ji?í Kraus et al. Akademický slovník cizích slov. Academia, 1995, ISBN 80-200-0497-1, page 175.
- don in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- don in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
- dno
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
don
- leaf of a plant
French
Etymology
From Old French don, from Latin d?num.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Homophones: dom, dons, dont
Noun
don m (plural dons)
- gift, talent, knack
- gift (present)
- donation
Derived terms
- don de sang
Derived terms
- faire don
Further reading
- “don” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Irish
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- do’n (superseded)
- ’on (colloquial)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???n?/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /??n?/
Contraction
don
- Contraction of do an.
Usage notes
This contraction is obligatory, i.e. *do an never appears uncontracted. It triggers lenition of a following consonant other than d, s, or t.
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish don (“misfortune, evil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???n?/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /d???n?/
Noun
don
- misfortune
Usage notes
Used only in a few stock maledictions such as Do dhon is do dhuais ort!, Don is duais ort!, Mo dhon is mo dhograinn ort! (all basically "bad luck to you!") and Don d’fhiafraí ort! (“Don’t be so inquisitive!”).
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- "don" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “don” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “don” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Etymology
From a shortening of an earlier donno, from dom'no (used by Dante), from Latin domnus < dominus.
Noun
don m (inv)
- Father (a title given to priests)
- A title of respect to a man.
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From English don, particularly in the sense of a crime boss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dan/
- Hyphenation: don
Noun
don (plural: don dem, quantified: don)
- don, leader, community leader, crime boss, head of a garrison (leader)
Derived terms
- don dada
Japanese
Romanization
don
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Middle English
Alternative forms
- donne, doyn, do, doon
Etymology
From Old English d?n, from Proto-Germanic *d?n?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do?n/
- Rhymes: -o?n
Verb
don
- To do, perform (an activity)
- To complete, finish
- To make, create
- To put, place, position, raise
- To remove, take away
- To go or move (in a specified direction)
- To behave (in a specified manner
- (auxiliary) To cause (an action or state)
- (auxiliary) Emphasises the verb that follows it
- (auxiliary) Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause
Usage notes
As in modern English, several uses of this verb are highly idiomatic.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- doer
Descendants
- English: do
- Northumbrian: dee
- Scots: dae
References
- “d??n, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-12.
- Wright, Joseph, and Elizabeth Mary Wright. An Elementary Middle English Grammar, p193. Oxford University Press, 1923.
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon d?n
Verb
dôn
- to do
Conjugation
Irregular: present 1sg dô, 2sg deist (dôst, d?st), 3sg deit (dôt, d?t), pl. dôn, dôt, d?t, preterit 1sg dede, 2sg dêdest, 3sg dede, pl. dêden, past participle gedân, dân
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English done.
Verb
don
- have (perfect aspect auxiliary)
Northern Sami
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *tonë.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?ton/
Pronoun
don
- you (singular)
Inflection
See also
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?to?n/
Determiner
d?n
- accusative/genitive singular of d?t
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin d?num.
Pronunciation
Noun
don m (plural dons)
- gift (something given to another voluntarily)
- gift (a talent or natural ability)
- donation (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause)
Related terms
- dar
- donar
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *d?n (“to do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do?n/
Verb
d?n
- to do
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 17:12
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 41:55
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation"
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 3:8
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- to make, cause
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of St. Bartholomew the Apostle"
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 3:3
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 4:19
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of St. Bartholomew the Apostle"
- to put
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:52
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 7:33
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:52
- to treat someone (+ dative) a certain way
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 16:19
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: don, donne, doyn, do, doon
- English: do
- Northumbrian: dee
- Scots: dae
- English: do
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “don”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old French
Alternative forms
- dun
Etymology
From Latin donum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dun/
Noun
don m (oblique plural dons, nominative singular dons, nominative plural don)
- gift
Descendants
- French: don
- ? Middle English: done
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /don/
Etymology 1
Univerbation of di (“of/from”) +? in (“the sg”)
Article
don
- of/from the sg
Etymology 2
Univerbation of do (“to/for”) +? in (“the sg”)
Article
don
- to/for the sg
Etymology 3
Noun
don (gender unknown)
- misfortune, evil
Descendants
- Irish: don
Mutation
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- doan, d?an, duon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *d?n.
Verb
d?n
- to do
Conjugation
Descendants
- Middle Low German: dôn
- Low German: deoen (Paderbornisch), dohn (Münsterländisch); doon
Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dõn]
Etymology 1
From Late Latin dom, from domnus (“master, sir”), from Latin dominus, from domus (“a house”).
Noun
don m (plural dones)
- (honorific) sir, master; a title prefixed to male given names
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r.
Descendants
- Spanish: don
- ? Catalan: don
- ? Czech: don
Etymology 2
From Latin d?num (“a gift”), from d? (“I give”).
Noun
don m (plural dones)
- gift, talent
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 65r.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 65r.
Descendants
- Spanish: don
Etymology 3
Shortening of dont.
Adverb
don
- Apocopic form of dont; where
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 56r.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 56r.
Descendants
- Spanish: do
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- dhan
Etymology
do + an
Preposition
don
- to the (singular)
- Chaidh i don bhùth. - She went to the shop.
- for the (singular)
Usage notes
- Without the definite article and in the plural the form do is used.
- Lenites words beginning with b, c, f, g, m and p.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?don/, [?d?õn]
- Rhymes: -on
Etymology 1
From Late Latin dom (“a courtesy title for monks and abbots”), from domnus (“master, sir”), from Classical Latin dominus, from domus (“a house”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?m (“a house”), from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).
Noun
don m (plural dones, feminine doña, feminine plural doñas)
- (obsolete) sir, master, lord
- a title of respect to a man, prefixed to first names
Derived terms
- don nadie
- poderoso caballero es don dinero
Related terms
- doña
- dueño
Descendants
- ? Catalan: don
- ? Czech: don
Etymology 2
From Latin d?num (“a gift”) (whence English donation), from d? (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh?- (“to give”).
Noun
don m (plural dones)
- gift, present
- gift, talent, knack
Usage notes
Like with the English word "knack", don can be used to describe a positive gift or talent, or a negative one like a bad habit or a neutral tendency to do something.
Derived terms
Related terms
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Dutch dom.
Adjective
don
- stupid
Noun
don
- stupidity
Swedish
Etymology
Originally "work done, something accomplished," from the root of dåd (“deed, feat”).
Noun
don n
- a tool, a means
Declension
Related terms
- fordon
- skodon
References
Anagrams
- ond
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish ???? (don), from Proto-Turkic *t?n.
Noun
don
- underpants
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish ???? (doñ), from Proto-Turkic *tong, *do?.
Noun
don
- frost
Verb
don
- second-person singular imperative of donmak
Related terms
- donma
- donmak
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [z?n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [j????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [j????]
Noun
(classifier con) don
- Atherurus macrourus, Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
- Synonym: ?on
Yogad
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Noun
don
- leaf (of a plant)
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English don, from Old English d?n on.
Verb
don
- To put on, as clothes, dress.
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
Zazaki
Noun
don ?
- kind of bread
Zou
Verb
don
- drink
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf
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donship
English
Etymology
don +? -ship
Noun
donship (countable and uncountable, plural donships)
- The position or role of a don.
Anagrams
- Pindhos
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