English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin domina (mistress). Doublet of dame and donna.

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Noun edit

domina (plural dominas)

  1. The head of a nunnery.
    • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 29:
      Each of the nuns was heard in her turn, while the others waited with the domina in the adjoining vestry.
  2. A dominatrix.
    • 1997, Rosemary Hennessy, Chrys Ingraham, Materialist feminism: a reader in class, difference, and women's lives, page 294:
      Instead, Social Text "tarts up" the issue of sex work with sexy photos of dominas and cross-dressers, replicating, in a slightly more self-conscious and progressive way, the nineteenth-century exoticization []
    • 2004, Pamela Church Gibson, More dirty looks: gender, pornography and power:
      Dominas therefore stress the emotional and physical skill, as well as the dangers, involved in commercial S/M []
  3. An ancient Roman lady.
    • 1863 November 21, “Literary Extracts, &c.”, in The Hull News, number 621, Kingston upon Hull, E.R.Y., page 3, column 4:
      A precious article is the paint with which the Roman domina was beautified; it was well worthy of the case of ivory and rock-crystal in which it was preserved.
    • 1956 May 23, Jean Yothers, “On the Town”, in Orlando Sentinel, volume 66, number 272, Orlando, Fla., page 20, column 1:
      “Can you translate this invitation? I hate to display my ignorance around your Latin students,” Mrs. Dooley, who was attired in a royal purple gown as a Roman domina, graciously complied, so if you’ve been worrying over the translation to the first paragraph, here ’tis.
    • 2012, Armando Roggero, The Revenge of the Ninth: Heading to Honor and Glory through Effort and Trial, Lulu, →ISBN, pages 71 and 152:
      Flavius on the other hand holds the career of the gladiator in high esteem, as despite running the unavoidable risk of death at every turn, gladiators are the most renowned and admired of all men and are sought after by the most beautiful and wealthy Roman dominae. [] Though dressed like Roman patrician dominae, their height, features and hair colour show that they are young Briton girls.
    • 2012, J. F. Ridgley, Vows of Revenge, →ISBN, page 498:
      The ancient historian Horace remarked once that respectable women should not draw attention to themselves by using cosmetics, perfume, or hairpieces. However, that didn’t last long with the Roman dominas.
    • 2017, Mary Dove, “Quintus”, in The End of Seven, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 346:
      The exotic mistress fulfilled the lust of his body, but her status came far short of entertaining him as he’d grown accustomed with fair Roman dominas, engaging their obscene wittiness and patrician prattle.

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Verb edit

domina

  1. inflection of dominar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Noun edit

domina f

  1. domina, domme, dominatrix (dominant female in sadomasochistic practices)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • domina in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • domina in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin domina.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdominɑ/, [ˈdo̞minɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ominɑ
  • Syllabification(key): do‧mi‧na

Noun edit

domina

  1. (BDSM) domina, domme, dominatrix (dominant female in sadomasochistic practices)

Declension edit

Inflection of domina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative domina dominat
genitive dominan dominoiden
dominoitten
partitive dominaa dominoita
illative dominaan dominoihin
singular plural
nominative domina dominat
accusative nom. domina dominat
gen. dominan
genitive dominan dominoiden
dominoitten
dominainrare
partitive dominaa dominoita
inessive dominassa dominoissa
elative dominasta dominoista
illative dominaan dominoihin
adessive dominalla dominoilla
ablative dominalta dominoilta
allative dominalle dominoille
essive dominana dominoina
translative dominaksi dominoiksi
abessive dominatta dominoitta
instructive dominoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of domina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dominani dominani
accusative nom. dominani dominani
gen. dominani
genitive dominani dominoideni
dominoitteni
dominainirare
partitive dominaani dominoitani
inessive dominassani dominoissani
elative dominastani dominoistani
illative dominaani dominoihini
adessive dominallani dominoillani
ablative dominaltani dominoiltani
allative dominalleni dominoilleni
essive dominanani dominoinani
translative dominakseni dominoikseni
abessive dominattani dominoittani
instructive
comitative dominoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dominasi dominasi
accusative nom. dominasi dominasi
gen. dominasi
genitive dominasi dominoidesi
dominoittesi
dominaisirare
partitive dominaasi dominoitasi
inessive dominassasi dominoissasi
elative dominastasi dominoistasi
illative dominaasi dominoihisi
adessive dominallasi dominoillasi
ablative dominaltasi dominoiltasi
allative dominallesi dominoillesi
essive dominanasi dominoinasi
translative dominaksesi dominoiksesi
abessive dominattasi dominoittasi
instructive
comitative dominoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dominamme dominamme
accusative nom. dominamme dominamme
gen. dominamme
genitive dominamme dominoidemme
dominoittemme
dominaimmerare
partitive dominaamme dominoitamme
inessive dominassamme dominoissamme
elative dominastamme dominoistamme
illative dominaamme dominoihimme
adessive dominallamme dominoillamme
ablative dominaltamme dominoiltamme
allative dominallemme dominoillemme
essive dominanamme dominoinamme
translative dominaksemme dominoiksemme
abessive dominattamme dominoittamme
instructive
comitative dominoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dominanne dominanne
accusative nom. dominanne dominanne
gen. dominanne
genitive dominanne dominoidenne
dominoittenne
dominainnerare
partitive dominaanne dominoitanne
inessive dominassanne dominoissanne
elative dominastanne dominoistanne
illative dominaanne dominoihinne
adessive dominallanne dominoillanne
ablative dominaltanne dominoiltanne
allative dominallenne dominoillenne
essive dominananne dominoinanne
translative dominaksenne dominoiksenne
abessive dominattanne dominoittanne
instructive
comitative dominoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative dominansa dominansa
accusative nom. dominansa dominansa
gen. dominansa
genitive dominansa dominoidensa
dominoittensa
dominainsarare
partitive dominaansa dominoitaan
dominoitansa
inessive dominassaan
dominassansa
dominoissaan
dominoissansa
elative dominastaan
dominastansa
dominoistaan
dominoistansa
illative dominaansa dominoihinsa
adessive dominallaan
dominallansa
dominoillaan
dominoillansa
ablative dominaltaan
dominaltansa
dominoiltaan
dominoiltansa
allative dominalleen
dominallensa
dominoilleen
dominoillensa
essive dominanaan
dominanansa
dominoinaan
dominoinansa
translative dominakseen
dominaksensa
dominoikseen
dominoiksensa
abessive dominattaan
dominattansa
dominoittaan
dominoittansa
instructive
comitative dominoineen
dominoinensa

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  • (file)

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domina

  1. third-person singular past historic of dominer

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domina

  1. inflection of dominare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Etymology edit

Feminine of dominus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

domina f (genitive dominae, masculine dominus); first declension

  1. lady or mistress of the house

Declension edit

First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative domina dominae
Genitive dominae dominārum
Dative dominae dominīs
dominābus
Accusative dominam dominās
Ablative dominā dominīs
dominābus
Vocative domina dominae

Synonyms edit

  • domna (Vulgar, Late and Medieval Latin)

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References edit

  • domina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • domina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • domina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • domina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dɔˈmi.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: do‧mi‧na

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Latin domina. Doublet of dama.

Noun edit

domina f

  1. domina, dominatrix, domme (dominant female in sadomasochistic practices)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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domina n

  1. inflection of domino:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading edit

  • domina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • domina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Verb edit

domina

  1. inflection of dominar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dominārī, or via French dominer/Italian dominare (both borrowings from Latin).

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Verb edit

a domina (third-person singular present domină, past participle dominat) 1st conj.

  1. to dominate
    Synonym: stăpâni

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domina

  1. inflection of dominar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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domina c

  1. a domina (dominant female in sadomasochistic practices)
    Synonyms: dominatrix, dominatris

Declension edit

Declension of domina 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative domina dominan dominor dominorna
Genitive dominas dominans dominors dominornas

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