doña
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dona"
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, feminine of Latin dominus ("sir, ruler, owner of a house").
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdoña f (plural doñas, masculine don, masculine plural dones)
- title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs.
Usage notes
edit- Unlike Mrs. the title doña can be used in front of just the first name, such as Doña María.
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Italian: gna
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “doña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/oɲa
- Rhymes:Spanish/oɲa/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
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