See also: Donna, dónna, dònna, and Dønna

English edit

Etymology edit

From Italian donna. Doublet of dame and domina.

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Noun edit

donna (plural donnas)

  1. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
    Synonyms: lady, madam, mistress, noblewoman
    Coordinate term: don
    • 1837, Thomas Tod Stoddart, Angling reminiscences, page 65:
      What are the songs of Italy, sung as they are by the donnas of the scenic board, but a replication of squalls and quavers, infinitely more annoying than the gibberish of crones []
    • 2005, Burton D. Fisher, Mozart's Don Giovanni, page 22:
      In Don Giovanni's three female characters, the diverse spectrum of womanhood is rendered complete: the great opera seria character of the avenging Donna Anna, the sentimental and spurned Donna Elvira, and the crafty but sympathetic peasant girl Zerlina.

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish donna.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdonːɑ/, [ˈdo̞nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -onːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): don‧na

Noun edit

donna (slang)

  1. woman

Declension edit

Inflection of donna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative donna donnat
genitive donnan donnien
partitive donnaa donnia
illative donnaan donniin
singular plural
nominative donna donnat
accusative nom. donna donnat
gen. donnan
genitive donnan donnien
donnainrare
partitive donnaa donnia
inessive donnassa donnissa
elative donnasta donnista
illative donnaan donniin
adessive donnalla donnilla
ablative donnalta donnilta
allative donnalle donnille
essive donnana donnina
translative donnaksi donniksi
abessive donnatta donnitta
instructive donnin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of donna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative donnani donnani
accusative nom. donnani donnani
gen. donnani
genitive donnani donnieni
donnainirare
partitive donnaani donniani
inessive donnassani donnissani
elative donnastani donnistani
illative donnaani donniini
adessive donnallani donnillani
ablative donnaltani donniltani
allative donnalleni donnilleni
essive donnanani donninani
translative donnakseni donnikseni
abessive donnattani donnittani
instructive
comitative donnineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative donnasi donnasi
accusative nom. donnasi donnasi
gen. donnasi
genitive donnasi donniesi
donnaisirare
partitive donnaasi donniasi
inessive donnassasi donnissasi
elative donnastasi donnistasi
illative donnaasi donniisi
adessive donnallasi donnillasi
ablative donnaltasi donniltasi
allative donnallesi donnillesi
essive donnanasi donninasi
translative donnaksesi donniksesi
abessive donnattasi donnittasi
instructive
comitative donninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative donnamme donnamme
accusative nom. donnamme donnamme
gen. donnamme
genitive donnamme donniemme
donnaimmerare
partitive donnaamme donniamme
inessive donnassamme donnissamme
elative donnastamme donnistamme
illative donnaamme donniimme
adessive donnallamme donnillamme
ablative donnaltamme donniltamme
allative donnallemme donnillemme
essive donnanamme donninamme
translative donnaksemme donniksemme
abessive donnattamme donnittamme
instructive
comitative donninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative donnanne donnanne
accusative nom. donnanne donnanne
gen. donnanne
genitive donnanne donnienne
donnainnerare
partitive donnaanne donnianne
inessive donnassanne donnissanne
elative donnastanne donnistanne
illative donnaanne donniinne
adessive donnallanne donnillanne
ablative donnaltanne donniltanne
allative donnallenne donnillenne
essive donnananne donninanne
translative donnaksenne donniksenne
abessive donnattanne donnittanne
instructive
comitative donninenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative donnansa donnansa
accusative nom. donnansa donnansa
gen. donnansa
genitive donnansa donniensa
donnainsarare
partitive donnaansa donniaan
donniansa
inessive donnassaan
donnassansa
donnissaan
donnissansa
elative donnastaan
donnastansa
donnistaan
donnistansa
illative donnaansa donniinsa
adessive donnallaan
donnallansa
donnillaan
donnillansa
ablative donnaltaan
donnaltansa
donniltaan
donniltansa
allative donnalleen
donnallensa
donnilleen
donnillensa
essive donnanaan
donnanansa
donninaan
donninansa
translative donnakseen
donnaksensa
donnikseen
donniksensa
abessive donnattaan
donnattansa
donnittaan
donnittansa
instructive
comitative donnineen
donninensa

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Verb edit

donna

  1. third-person singular past historic of donner

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠʊn̪ˠə/

Adjective edit

donna

  1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of donn (brown)

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
donna dhonna ndonna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (lady, mistress of an estate or household), from dominus (master), from domus (home). Doublet of dama.

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Noun edit

donna f (plural donne, diminutive (sometimes derogatory or endearing) donnétta; donnìna or donnìno m, augmentative donnóna or donnóne m, pejorative donnàccia, derogatory donnàccola or donnùcola or donnàcchera, diminutive-derogatory donnùccia or donnicciòla)

  1. woman
    Antonyms: ragazza, uomo
  2. (archaic) lady
    Synonyms: signora, dama
  3. wife
    Synonym: moglie
  4. (card games) queen
    Synonym: regina
  5. actress
    Synonym: attrice

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Descendants edit

  • English: donna
  • Swedish: donna

See also edit

Chess pieces in Italian · pezzi degli scacchi (layout · text)
           
re regina,
donna
torre alfiere cavallo pedone
Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text)
             
asso due tre quattro cinque sei sette
             
otto nove dieci fante donna,
regina
re jolly, joker,
matta

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Romanization edit

donna

  1. Rōmaji transcription of どんな

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

donna f (definite singular donnaa, indefinite plural donnaer, definite plural donnaene)

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Noun edit

donna oblique singular? (oblique plural donnas, nominative singular donna, nominative plural donnas)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) lady

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian donna. Attested since 1841.

Noun edit

donna c

  1. (colloquial, often ironic or somewhat derogatory) a (younger) woman
    Nisse kom på besök med sin nya donna
    Nisse dropped by with his new girlfriend
  2. a donna

Declension edit

Declension of donna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative donna donnan donnor donnorna
Genitive donnas donnans donnors donnornas

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