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, 2025
• “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

Declension of dona (hard feminine)

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

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

Finnish

Etymology

Variation of tonni, influenced by English ton, Swedish ton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdonɑ/, [ˈdo̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -onɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): do‧na

Noun

dona

1. (colloquial) Synonym of tonni (“thousand units of money, one grand”).

Declension

Inflection of dona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		dona	donat
genitive		donan	donien
partitive		donaa	donia
illative		donaan	doniin
		singular	plural
nominative		dona	donat
accusative	nom.	dona	donat
	gen.	donan
genitive		donan	donien donain rare
partitive		donaa	donia
inessive		donassa	donissa
elative		donasta	donista
illative		donaan	doniin
adessive		donalla	donilla
ablative		donalta	donilta
allative		donalle	donille
essive		donana	donina
translative		donaksi	doniksi
abessive		donatta	donitta
instructive		—	donin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative donani donani accusative nom. donani donani gen. donani genitive donani donieni donaini rare partitive donaani doniani inessive donassani donissani elative donastani donistani illative donaani doniini adessive donallani donillani ablative donaltani doniltani allative donalleni donilleni essive donanani doninani translative donakseni donikseni abessive donattani donittani instructive — — comitative — donineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative donasi donasi accusative nom. donasi donasi gen. donasi genitive donasi doniesi donaisi rare partitive donaasi doniasi inessive donassasi donissasi elative donastasi donistasi illative donaasi doniisi adessive donallasi donillasi ablative donaltasi doniltasi allative donallesi donillesi essive donanasi doninasi translative donaksesi doniksesi abessive donattasi donittasi instructive — — comitative — doninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative donamme donamme accusative nom. donamme donamme gen. donamme genitive donamme doniemme donaimme rare partitive donaamme doniamme inessive donassamme donissamme elative donastamme donistamme illative donaamme doniimme adessive donallamme donillamme ablative donaltamme doniltamme allative donallemme donillemme essive donanamme doninamme translative donaksemme doniksemme abessive donattamme donittamme instructive — — comitative — doninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative donanne donanne accusative nom. donanne donanne gen. donanne genitive donanne donienne donainne rare partitive donaanne donianne inessive donassanne donissanne elative donastanne donistanne illative donaanne doniinne adessive donallanne donillanne ablative donaltanne doniltanne allative donallenne donillenne essive donananne doninanne translative donaksenne doniksenne abessive donattanne donittanne instructive — — comitative — doninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative donansa donansa accusative nom. donansa donansa gen. donansa genitive donansa doniensa donainsa rare partitive donaansa doniaan doniansa inessive donassaan donassansa donissaan donissansa elative donastaan donastansa donistaan donistansa illative donaansa doniinsa adessive donallaan donallansa donillaan donillansa ablative donaltaan donaltansa doniltaan doniltansa allative donalleen donallensa donilleen donillensa essive donanaan donanansa doninaan doninansa translative donakseen donaksensa donikseen doniksensa abessive donattaan donattansa donittaan donittansa instructive — — comitative — donineen doninensa

References

• Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)‎^[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN

Galician

Medieval fresco, Vilar de Donas, Galicia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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^[2], 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

Declension of dona

Positive	singular		plural
	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

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

Mutated forms of dona

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dona	dhona	ndona

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

Mutation of dona

radical	lenition	nasalization
dona	dona pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndona

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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 conjugation

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

Conjugation

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

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

Related terms

• donație

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dona (“bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊ɔnə/; (Lewis) [ˈd̪̊ɔ̞nə]

Adjective

dona (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad or donad)

1. bad

   aimsir dona - bad weather

Synonyms

• droch
• olc

Antonyms

• deagh
• math

Mutation

Mutation of dona

radical	lenition
dona	dhona

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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

Conjugation of dona (weak)

	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	—	—
present participle		donande
past participle		donad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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