Don

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English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Don

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Donald or Gordon.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian Дон (Don). Known in Ancient Greece and Rome as Latin Tanais, Ancient Greek Τάναϊς (Tánaïs).

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Proper noun

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Don in Rostov oblast

the Don

  1. A river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia. It flows 1870 kilometers (1160 miles) to the Sea of Azov.
    • 1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of the Tartarians, and of diuers Nations which they subdued; with their Pristine Rites.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered, from the Creation vnto this Present. [], London: [] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, [], →OCLC, book IV (Of the Armenians, Medes, Persians, Parthians, Scythians, Tartarians, Chinois, and of Their Religions), page 339:
      Thence they marched againſt Orna, a Port Towne on the Riuer Don, where were many Gazarians, Alanians, Ruſſians, and Saracens, which he drowned with the Riuer running through the Citie, turning it out of the chanell.
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References

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  • Strabo, Geographica, 11.2.2.

Etymology 3

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Probably from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, found in many other river names such as Danube, and Dniester. Connected with the Welsh river goddess Dôn, whose name is from the same origin, though it could have been influenced by Welsh dawn (gift), Irish dán (gift, offering), Latin dōnum.

 River Don, Aberdeenshire on Wikipedia
 River Don, Yorkshire on Wikipedia
 River Don, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia
 Don River (Ontario) on Wikipedia

Proper noun

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the Don

  1. A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, flowing 62 miles to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
  2. A river in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, on which Doncaster is situated.
  3. A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, which joins the Tyne at Jarrow.
  4. A river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the River Don in Yorkshire.
Alternative forms
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  • Dun (Yorkshire)
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References

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  • Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld: Mythic Origins, Sovereignty and Liminality, p. 97
  • Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names for Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts who are Curious about Names from Every Place and Every Time, p. 178

Etymology 4

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Proper noun

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Don

  1. A surname

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Dutch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Don
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Proper noun

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Don m

  1. Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Russian Дон (Don).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdon/, [ˈdo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification(key): Don

Proper noun

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Don

  1. Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)

Declension

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Inflection of Don (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Don
genitive Donin
partitive Donia
illative Doniin
singular plural
nominative Don
accusative nom. Don
gen. Donin
genitive Donin
partitive Donia
inessive Donissa
elative Donista
illative Doniin
adessive Donilla
ablative Donilta
allative Donille
essive Donina
translative Doniksi
abessive Donitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Don (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Donini
accusative nom. Donini
gen. Donini
genitive Donini
partitive Doniani
inessive Donissani
elative Donistani
illative Doniini
adessive Donillani
ablative Doniltani
allative Donilleni
essive Doninani
translative Donikseni
abessive Donittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Donisi
accusative nom. Donisi
gen. Donisi
genitive Donisi
partitive Doniasi
inessive Donissasi
elative Donistasi
illative Doniisi
adessive Donillasi
ablative Doniltasi
allative Donillesi
essive Doninasi
translative Doniksesi
abessive Donittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Donimme
accusative nom. Donimme
gen. Donimme
genitive Donimme
partitive Doniamme
inessive Donissamme
elative Donistamme
illative Doniimme
adessive Donillamme
ablative Doniltamme
allative Donillemme
essive Doninamme
translative Doniksemme
abessive Donittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Doninne
accusative nom. Doninne
gen. Doninne
genitive Doninne
partitive Donianne
inessive Donissanne
elative Donistanne
illative Doniinne
adessive Donillanne
ablative Doniltanne
allative Donillenne
essive Doninanne
translative Doniksenne
abessive Donittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Doninsa
accusative nom. Doninsa
gen. Doninsa
genitive Doninsa
partitive Doniaan
Doniansa
inessive Donissaan
Donissansa
elative Donistaan
Donistansa
illative Doniinsa
adessive Donillaan
Donillansa
ablative Doniltaan
Doniltansa
allative Donilleen
Donillensa
essive Doninaan
Doninansa
translative Donikseen
Doniksensa
abessive Donittaan
Donittansa
instructive
comitative

German

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Proper noun

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Don m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dons or Don)

  1. Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)

Noun

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Don m

  1. don (honorific title, especially in Spain and Italy)

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Don

  1. Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Don
accusative Dont
dative Donnak
instrumental Donnal
causal-final Donért
translative Donná
terminative Donig
essive-formal Donként
essive-modal
inessive Donban
superessive Donon
adessive Donnál
illative Donba
sublative Donra
allative Donhoz
elative Donból
delative Donról
ablative Dontól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Doné
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Donéi
Possessive forms of Don
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Donom
2nd person sing. Donod
3rd person sing. Donja
1st person plural Donunk
2nd person plural Donotok
3rd person plural Donjuk

Italian

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Don ?

  1. Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Дон (Don), from Old East Slavic Донъ (Donŭ).

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Proper noun

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Don m inan

  1. Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)

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Further reading

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  • Don in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin domĭnus (sir, mister, senior).

Noun

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Don m (plural Dones, feminine Doña, feminine plural Doñas)

  1. title of respect for a man: sir
    • 1995, Luis "Checho" González (lyrics and music), “Mi General Augusto Pinochet”, in Himno en Honor al Capitán General Don Augusto Pinochet Ugarte – Apología y marchas al Ejército de Chile:
      Mi general, Augusto Pinochet / Usted es el nuevo Padre de la patria / Está su nombre en la historia de Chile / Como lo ha sido Don Bernardo O'Higgins
      My general, Augusto Pinochet / You are the new Father of the country / Your name is in the history of Chile / As was Sir Bernardo O'Higgins

Descendants

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  • Tagalog: Don

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Don.

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Don (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. title of a gentleman: sir; Sir
    Synonyms: Ginoo, Maginoo, Senyor
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