doner
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
By ellipsis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doner (plural doners)
Etymology 2 edit
From done + -er. Compare goner.
Noun edit
doner
- (Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.
- 1922 (1984), James Joyce, Ulysses, page 86:
- One whiff of that and you're a doner.
Etymology 3 edit
From done + -er (comparative suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doner
- (humorous, dialect) comparative form of done: more done
- 1999 March 10, “WHAT'S THE BEEF ?”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch:
- With these cuts we generally recommend cooking no doner than medium-rare for a juicier product
- 2007 June 3, “Suddenly, the field is level”, in Austin American-Statesman:
- Doner than a flank steak at a West Texas truck stop. Doner than Michael Vick's chances at next year's NFL citizenship award
- 2008, Porochista Khakpour, Sons and Other Flammable Objects, page 228:
- they feared sounding stupid even to themselves out loud—and besides, the conversation was doner than done to them
See also edit
Etymology 4 edit
See donor.
Noun edit
doner (plural doners)
- Misspelling of donor.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doner (feminine donera, masculine plural doners, feminine plural doneres)
Noun edit
doner m (plural doners)
Further reading edit
- “doner” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin edit
Verb edit
dōner
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
doner
- imperative of donere
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
- duner
- dunner
Etymology edit
From Latin donāre, present active infinitive of dōnō. Forms in -ing and -gn- are from *dōneō, second conjugation variant of dōnō, while the formation of future stem is caused by syncopation from infinitive suffix common in strong verbs (laier, lerra). Compare Old Occitan donar.
Verb edit
doner
- to give
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | doner | avoir doné | |||||
gerund | en donant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | donant | ||||||
past participle | doné | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | doing, doins | dones | done | donons | donez | donent |
imperfect | donoie, doneie, donoe, doneve | donoies, doneies, donoes, doneves | donoit, doneit, donot, doneve | doniiens, doniens | doniiez, doniez | donoient, doneient, donoent, donevent | |
preterite | donai | donas | dona | donames | donastes | donerent | |
future | donrai, dorrai, dorai | donras, dorras, doras | donra, dorra, dora | donrons, dorrons, dorons | donroiz, donreiz, donrez, dorroiz, dorreiz, dorrez, doroiz, doreiz, dorez | donront, dorront, doront | |
conditional | donroie, donreie, dorroie, dorreie, doroie, doreie | donroies, donreies, dorroies, dorreies, doroies, doreies | donroit, donreit, dorroit, dorreit, doroit, doreit | donriiens, donriens, dorriiens, dorriens, doriiens, doriens | donriiez, donriez, dorriiez, dorriez, doriiez, doriez | donroient, donreient, dorroient, dorreient, doroient, doreient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | doigne, doinse | doignes, doinses | doigne, doint, dont, doinse, doinst | donons, doigniens, doignons, doinsiens, doinsons | donez, doigniez, doinsiez | doignent, doinsent |
imperfect | donasse | donasses | donast | donissons, donissiens | donissoiz, donissez, donissiez | donassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | done | — | donons | donez | — |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 153