don
don - English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA: /dɑn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /dɒn/
- Homophones: Don, dawn (with cot-caught merger)
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
Translations
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.
- To don one's clothes.
Derived terms
Translations
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Anagrams
don - Albanian
Alternative forms
- do (Standard Albanian)
Verb
don (first-person singular past tense dashta, participle dashtë) (Gheg forms)
Conjugation
- Standard Albanian conjugation:
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participle | dashur | ||||||
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gerund | duke dashur | ||||||
infinitive | për të dashur | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st pers. | 2nd pers. | 3rd pers. | 1st pers. | 2nd pers. | 3rd pers. | ||
indicative | present | dua | do | do | duam | doni | duan |
imperfect | doja | doje | donte | donim | donit | donin | |
aorist | desha | deshe | deshi | deshëm | deshët | deshën | |
perfect | kam dashur | ke dashur | ka dashur | kemi dashur | keni dashur | kanë dashur | |
past perfect | kisha dashur | kishe dashur | kishte dashur | kishim dashur | kishit dashur | kishin dashur | |
aorist II | pata dashur | pate dashur | pati dashur | patëm dashur | patët dashur | patën dashur | |
future1 | do të dua | do të duash | do të dojë | do të duam | do të doni | do të duan | |
future perfect2 | do të kem dashur | do të kesh dashur | do të ketë dashur | do të kemi dashur | do të keni dashur | do të kenë dashur | |
subjunctive | present | të dua | të duash | të dojë | të duam | të doni | të duan |
imperfect | të doja | të doje | të donte | të donim | të donit | të donin | |
perfect | të kem dashur | të kesh dashur | të ketë dashur | të kemi dashur | të keni dashur | të kenë dashur | |
past perfect | të kisha dashur | të kishe dashur | të kishte dashur | të kishim dashur | të kishit dashur | të kishin dashur | |
conditional1, 2 | imperfect | do të doja | do të doje | do të donte | do të donim | do të donit | do të donin |
past perfect | do të kisha dashur | do të kishe dashur | do të kishte dashur | do të kishim dashur | do të kishit dashur | do të kishin dashur | |
optative | present | daça | daç | dantë | dançim | dançit | dançin |
perfect | paça dashur | paç dashur | pastë dashur | paçim dashur | paçit dashur | paçin dashur | |
admirative | present | dashkam | dashke | dashka | dashkemi | dashkeni | dashkan |
imperfect | dashkësha | dashkëshe | dashkësh | dashkëshim | dashkëshit | dashkëshin | |
perfect | paskam dashur | paske dashur | paska dashur | paskemi dashur | paskeni dashur | paskan dashur | |
past perfect | paskësha dashur | paskëshe dashur | paskësh dashur | paskëshim dashur | paskëshit dashur | paskëshin dashur | |
imperative | present | — | duaj | — | — | doni | — |
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect |
Related terms
don - Azerbaijani
Noun
don (definite accusative donnu, plural donlar)
- dress (worn by women)
- Synonym: paltar
- gown (loose, flowing upper garment)
- (figurative) raiment, attire, garb, habiliments
- appearance, look (of a person)
Declension
Declension of don | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | don | donlar | ||||||
definite accusative | donu | donları | ||||||
dative | dona | donlara | ||||||
locative | donda | donlarda | ||||||
ablative | dondan | donlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | donun | donların |
Possessive forms of don | ||||||||
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nominative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | donum | donlarım | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | donun | donların | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | donu | donları | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | donumuz | donlarımız | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | donunuz | donlarınız | ||||||
onların (“their”) | donu or donları | donları | ||||||
accusative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | donumu | donlarımı | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | donunu | donlarını | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | donunu | donlarını | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | donumuzu | donlarımızı | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | donunuzu | donlarınızı | ||||||
onların (“their”) | donunu or donlarını | donlarını | ||||||
dative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | donuma | donlarıma | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | donuna | donlarına | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | donuna | donlarına | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | donumuza | donlarımıza | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | donunuza | donlarınıza | ||||||
onların (“their”) | donuna or donlarına | donlarına | ||||||
locative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | donumda | donlarımda | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | donunda | donlarında | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | donunda | donlarında | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | donumuzda | donlarımızda | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | donunuzda | donlarınızda | ||||||
onların (“their”) | donunda or donlarında | donlarında | ||||||
ablative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | donumdan | donlarımdan | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | donundan | donlarından | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | donundan | donlarından | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | donumuzdan | donlarımızdan | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | donunuzdan | donlarınızdan | ||||||
onların (“their”) | donundan or donlarından | donlarından | ||||||
genitive | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | donumun | donlarımın | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | donunun | donlarının | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | donunun | donlarının | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | donumuzun | donlarımızın | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | donunuzun | donlarınızın | ||||||
onların (“their”) | donunun or donlarının | donlarının |
Derived terms
- donatmaq (“adorn”) (dialectal)
- donanmaq
- donlu
Related terms
- donanma (“fleet; navy”)
Adjective
Noun
don (definite accusative donnu, plural donlar)
Derived terms
don - Bambara
Pronunciation
- IPA: [dõ˦õ˨]
Noun
don
Verb
don (tone dòn)
- (intransitive) to enter
- (transitive) to put (something into something)
- to put on, wear (of clothing)
Derived terms
Predicative
don (tone dòn)
- marks the predicate
don - Breton
Adjective
don
don - Casiguran Dumagat Agta
Noun
dön
- leaf (of a plant)
don - Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈdon]
Noun
don m anim
- (in Italian environment) (Originally a title of honour of the Pope, later used for all priests and later for aristocrats)
- don Giovanni ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Spanish noble title)
- (title of respect in front of Spanish given names)
- don José ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- don (maffia boss)
Declension
Related terms
Anagrams
don - Dupaningan Agta
Noun
don
- leaf (of a plant)
don - French
Pronunciation
Noun
don m (plural dons)
Derived terms
Derived terms
don - Galician
Noun
don m (plural dons, feminine dona, feminine plural donas)
Synonyms
- (courtesy treatment): señor
Related terms
don - Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /d̪ˠənˠ/
- (Galway) IPA: /ɡənˠ/
Contraction
don
- Contraction of do an.
- Thug mé don bhuachaill é. ― I gave it to the boy.
- Tá mé ag dul don Spáinn. ― I'm going to Spain.
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
Basic form | Contracted with | Copular forms | ||||||||
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an (“the sg”) | na (“the pl”) | mo (“my”) | do (“your”) | a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) | ár (“our”) | ar (“which (past)”) | (before consonant) | (present/future before vowel) | (past/conditional before vowel) | |
de (“from”) | den | de na desna* | de mo dem* | de do ded*, det* | dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
do (“to, for”) | don | do na dosna* | do mo dom* | do do dod*, dot* | dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
faoi (“under, about”) | faoin | faoi na | faoi mo | faoi do | faoina | faoinár | faoinar | faoinarb | faoinarbh | |
i (“in”) | sa, san | sna | i mo im* | i do id*, it* | ina | inár | inar | inarb | inarbh | |
le (“with”) | leis an | leis na | le mo lem* | le do led*, let* | lena | lenár | lenar | lenarb | lenarbh | |
ó (“from, since”) | ón | ó na ósna* | ó mo óm* | ó do ód*, ót* | óna | ónár | ónar | ónarb | ónarbh | |
trí (“through”) | tríd an | trí na | trí mo | trí do | trína | trínár | trínar | trínarb | trínarbh | |
*Dialectal. |
Pronunciation
- IPA: /d̪ˠɔnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA: /d̪ˠʌnˠ/
Noun
don
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
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
don | dhon | ndon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
don - Italian
Alternative forms
- dom (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdɔn/
- Hyphenation: dòn
Noun
don m (invariable)
- Father (a title given to priests)
- a title of respect to a man
Descendants
- → French: dom
don - Jamaican Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdan/
- Hyphenation: don
Noun
don (plural don dem or dons dem, quantified don)
- don, leader, community leader, crime boss, head of a garrison (leader)
- Dem figet seh mi a di one don?
- Have they forgotten that I'm the one true leader?
- From di word start go roun' seh him want turn di don, a whole heap a man start pree him and warn him fi be careful.
- As soon as word got around that he wanted to become the community leader, a lot of people took notice of him and warned him to be careful.
Derived terms
- don dada
don - Japanese
Romanization
don
don - Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /doːn/
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
infinitive | (to) don, do | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | do | dide | |
2nd-person singular | dost, dest | didest, dide | |
3rd-person singular | doth, deth | dide | |
subjunctive singular | do | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | don, do | diden, dide | |
imperative plural | doth, do | — | |
participles | doynge, donde | don, do, ydon, ydo |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
Descendants
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɔn/
Verb
don
- (Late Middle English) to put on
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) don | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | done | doned | |
2nd-person singular | donest | donedest | |
3rd-person singular | doneth | doned | |
subjunctive singular | done | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | donen, done | doneden, donede | |
imperative plural | doneth, done | — | |
participles | donynge, donende | doned, ydoned |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
don - Middle Low German
Verb
dôn
- to do
Conjugation
Irregular: present 1sg dô, 2sg deist (dôst, dṏst), 3sg deit (dôt, dṏt), pl. dôn, dôt, dṏt, preterit 1sg dede, 2sg dêdest, 3sg dede, pl. dêden, past participle gedân, dân
don - Nigerian Pidgin
Verb
don
don - Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
Noun
don m
don - Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈton/
Pronoun
don
- you (singular)
Inflection
Inflection of don (irregular) | |
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Nominative | don |
Genitive | dū |
Nominative | don |
Genitive | dū |
Accusative | dū |
Illative | dutnje |
Locative | dūs |
Comitative | duinna |
Essive | dūnin |
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈtoːn/
Determiner
dōn
- accusative/genitive singular of dōt
don - Occitan
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
don - Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /doːn/
Verb
dōn
- to do
- Hwæt dēst þū?
- What are you doing?
- to make, cause
- to put
- to add
- to treat someone (+ dative) a certain way
Conjugation
infinitive | dōn | dōnne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | dō | dyde |
second person singular | dēst | dydest |
third person singular | dēþ | dyde |
plural | dōþ | dydon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | dō | dyde |
plural | dōn | dyden |
imperative | ||
singular | dō | |
plural | dōþ | |
participle | present | past |
dōnde | (ġe)dōn |
Derived terms
Descendants
don - Old French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dun/
Noun
don m (oblique plural dons, nominative singular dons, nominative plural don)
Descendants
don - Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [don]
Article
don
- of/from the sg
Alternative forms
Article
don
- to/for the sg
Alternative forms
Noun
don (gender unknown)
Descendants
- Irish: don
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
don | don pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
don - Old Saxon
Alternative forms
Verb
dōn
- to do
Conjugation
infinitive | dōn | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | dōm | deda |
2nd person singular | dōs | dādi |
3rd person singular | dōd | deda |
plural | dōth | dādun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | dōe | dādi |
2nd person singular | dōes | dādis |
3rd person singular | dōe | dādi |
plural | dōen | dādin |
imperative | present | |
singular | dō | |
plural | dōth | |
participle | present | past |
dōndi | gidōn, dōn |
Descendants
don - Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /(ˈ)don/
Noun
don m (plural dones)
- (honorific) sir, master; a title prefixed to male given names
Descendants
Noun
don m (plural dones)
Descendants
- Spanish: don
Adverb
don
Descendants
- Spanish: do
don - Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /t̪ɔn̪ˠ/
- Hyphenation: don
Preposition
don (+ dative)
Usage notes
- Like the bare article an, don triggers lenition if the following noun begins with f, c and g.
don - Sicilian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɔn/ (Standard)
- IPA: /ɾɔn/ (Rhotacized)
- Hyphenation: don
Noun
don m (inv)
- (obsolete) sir, master, lord
- (obsolete) social honorary title referred to men possessing patrimonial assets
- a title of respect to a man, especially older, prefixed to first names
Coordinate terms
Related terms
don - Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdon/ [ˈd̪õn]
- Syllabification: don
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
Related terms
Descendants
Noun
don m (plural dones)
- gift, present
- gift, talent, knack
- Cielos, tu tío realmente tiene un don para gastar todo su dinero en el casino, ¿no?
- Yikes, your uncle really has a knack for blowing all his money in the casino, doesn't he?
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
- don de acierto
- don de errar
- don de gentes
- don de lenguas
- don de mando
Related terms
don - Sranan Tongo
Adjective
don
Noun
don
- stupidity
- Sranan odo: don no abi dresi.
- Surinamese proverb: there is no medicine for stupidity.
don - Swedish
Noun
don n
Declension
Declension of don | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | don | donet | don | donen |
Genitive | dons | donets | dons | donens |
Related terms
Anagrams
don - Turkish
Noun
don
- underpants
- jogging pants
- pants
- shorts
Noun
don
Verb
don
- second-person singular imperative of donmak
Related terms
don - Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA: [zɔn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA: [jɔŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA: [jɔŋ˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) don
- Atherurus macrourus, Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
- Synonym: đon
don - West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /d̪on̪/
Noun
don
don - Yogad
Noun
don
- leaf (of a plant)
don - Yola
Verb
don
- To put on, as clothes, dress.
don - Zazaki
Noun
don
- kind of bread
don - Zou
Verb
don