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

• don
• doňa

Etymology 2

Noun

dona

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

Anagrams

• Dano

Dalmatian

Etymology

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

Noun

dona f

1. woman

See also

• mojer

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 bí:

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

Declension

Synonyms

• droch-
• olc

Derived terms

Mutation

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

• andò, onda

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

• DONA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 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

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

• (lady): dama, senhora

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

• donație

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

• droch
• olc

Antonyms

• deagh
• math

Spanish

Noun

dona f ‎(plural donas)

1. doughnut

Synonyms

• dónut
• rosca

Verb

dona

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) 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