donn
Central FranconianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German *duon, northern variant of tuon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
donn (third-person singular present deet or deit, past tense dät, past participle jedon or jedonn)
- (many dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) to do
- (many dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) used in the subjunctive with a following infinitive to form the conditional tense
- Ich dät jo noch jet blieve, ävver meng Frau well heem.
- I would stay some more, but my wife wants to go home.
Usage notesEdit
- The past participle has an open vowel /ɔ/, either long or short, but never /o/ as in the infinitive.
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔn̪ˠ/, /d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /d̪ˠəun̪ˠ/
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dusnos-, *donnos- (“dark”), from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).
AdjectiveEdit
donn (genitive singular masculine doinn, genitive singular feminine doinne, plural donna, comparative doinne)
DeclensionEdit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | donn | dhonn | donna; dhonna² | |
Vocative | dhoinn | donna | ||
Genitive | doinne | donna | donn | |
Dative | donn; dhonn¹ |
dhonn; dhoinn (archaic) |
donna; dhonna² | |
Comparative | níos doinne | |||
Superlative | is doinne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Obsolete spellings
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | donn | dhonn | donna; dhonna² | |
Vocative | dhuinn | donna | ||
Genitive | duinne | donna | donn | |
Dative | donn; dhonn¹ |
dhonn; dhuinn (archaic) |
donna; dhonna² | |
Comparative | níos duinne | |||
Superlative | is duinne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived termsEdit
- abhac donn m (“brown dwarf”)
- arán donn m (“brown bread”)
- béar donn m (“brown bear”)
- breac donn m (“brown trout”)
- buídhonn (“fawn”, adjective)
- donn- (“brownish”)
- donnaigh (“brown; tan, rust”, verb)
- donnrua (“brick red, chestnut; russet; bay”, adjective)
- francach donn m (“brown rat”)
- leann donn m (“brown ale”)
- scothdhonn (“brownish”, adjective)
NounEdit
donn m or f (genitive singular doinn or doinne)
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Feminine (only used to refer to a female brown animal)
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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VerbEdit
donn (present analytic donnann, future analytic donnfaidh, verbal noun donnadh, past participle donnta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of donnaigh (“brown; tan, rust”)
ConjugationEdit
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Irish donn (“chief, lord, noble”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-no-.
NounEdit
donn m (genitive singular doinn, nominative plural doinn)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- Donn m (proper noun)
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
donn f (genitive singular doinne, nominative plural donna)
- Alternative form of dronn (“hump; camber”)
DeclensionEdit
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
donn | dhonn | ndonn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- "donn" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 donn”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
- “2 donn”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
- Entries containing “donn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “donn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic. Probably the imperfect of ظَنَّ (ẓanna, “to think, opine, conjecture”) in a phrase like أَظُنُّهُم مُتَضايِقِين (ʾaẓunnuhum mutaḍāyiqīn, “I think them despondent”). Then reconstrued as an adverb (or false verb). Alternatively from the related noun ظَنّ (ẓann, “opinion, conjecture”), but this seems unlikely.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
donn-
- seemingly, by appearance
- Kienu donnhom imdejqin.
- They seemed despondent.
- (literally, “They were (by) their appearance despondent.”)
- Donnok ma tifhimx.
- You don’t seem to understand.
- (literally, “(By) your appearance you don’t understand.”)
Usage notesEdit
- As above, the word takes pronominal suffixes according to the subject.
Old IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”).
AdjectiveEdit
donn
InflectionEdit
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | donn | donn | donn |
Vocative | duinn* donn** | ||
Accusative | donn | duinn | |
Genitive | duinn | duinne | duinn |
Dative | donn | duinn | donn |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | duinn | donna | |
Vocative | donnu donna† | ||
Accusative | donnu donna† | ||
Genitive | donn | ||
Dative | donnaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Alternative declension:
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | donn | donn | donn |
Vocative | doinn* donn** | ||
Accusative | donn | doinn | |
Genitive | doinn | doinne | doinn |
Dative | donn | doinn | donn |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | doinn | donna | |
Vocative | donnu donna† | ||
Accusative | donnu donna† | ||
Genitive | donn | ||
Dative | donnaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-no-.
NounEdit
donn m
DeclensionEdit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | donn | donnL | duinnL |
Vocative | duinn | donnL | donnuH |
Accusative | donnN | donnL | donnuH |
Genitive | duinnL | donn | donnN |
Dative | donnL | donnaib | donnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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DescendantsEdit
- Irish: donn
AdjectiveEdit
donn
DeclensionEdit
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | donn | donn | donn |
Vocative | duinn* donn** | ||
Accusative | donn | duinn | |
Genitive | duinn | duinne | duinn |
Dative | donn | duinn | donn |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | duinn | donna | |
Vocative | donnu donna† | ||
Accusative | donnu donna† | ||
Genitive | donn | ||
Dative | donnaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
- Alternative declension
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | donn | donn | donn |
Vocative | doinn* donn** | ||
Accusative | donn | doinn | |
Genitive | doinn | doinne | doinn |
Dative | donn | doinn | donn |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | doinn | donna | |
Vocative | donnu donna† | ||
Accusative | donnu donna† | ||
Genitive | donn | ||
Dative | donnaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Etymology 3Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
donn (gender unknown, genitive duinn)
InflectionEdit
Its gender is unknown, although Binchy in his edition of Críth Gablach provisionally treats it as neuter.
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | donnN | donnN | donnL, donna |
Vocative | donnN | donnN | donnL, donna |
Accusative | donnN | donnN | donnL, donna |
Genitive | duinnL | donn | donnN |
Dative | donnL | donnaib | donnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
donn | donn pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndonn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- “1 donn”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
- “2 donn”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
- “3 donn”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
PlautdietschEdit
AdverbEdit
donn
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dusnos-, *donnos- (“dark”), from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
donn (comparative duinne)
DeclensionEdit
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
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Nominative | donn | dhonn | donna |
Vocative | dhuinn | dhonn | donna |
Genitive | dhuinn | dhuinn/duinne | donna |
Dative | dhonn | dhuinn | donna |
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
donn | dhonn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See alsoEdit
Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) | ||||
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bàn, geal | glas | dubh | ||
dearg; ruadh | orainds; donn | buidhe; donn | ||
uaine | uaine | gorm | ||
liath; glas | liath | gorm | ||
purpaidh; guirmean | pinc; purpaidh | pinc |
Further readingEdit
- “donn” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
- “1 donn”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019