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Don

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

 
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Don in Rostov oblast

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.
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  • Strabo, Geographica, 11.2.2.

Etymology 3 edit

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.

Proper noun edit

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.
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  • Dun (Yorkshire)
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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

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Pronunciation edit

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

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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 edit

Etymology edit

From Russian Дон (Don).

Pronunciation edit

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

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Don

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

Declension edit

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

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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 edit

Don m

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

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Don

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

Declension edit

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

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Don ?

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

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Etymology edit

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

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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 edit

  • Don in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Etymology edit

From Latin domĭnus (sir, mister, senior).

Noun edit

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

  1. title of respect for a man: sir

Descendants edit

  • Tagalog: Don

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

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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