Don
See also: Appendix:Variations of "don"
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɒn/
- (US) IPA(key): /dɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɒn, -ɑn
- Homophones: dawn (with cot-caught merger), don
Proper noun
Don
- A diminutive of the male given names Donald or Gordon.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian Дон (Don). Known in Ancient Greece and Rome as Latin Tanais, Ancient Greek Τάναϊς (Tánaïs).
Proper noun
Don in Rostov oblast
Don
- A river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia. It flows 1870 kilometers (1160 miles) to the Sea of Azov.
Translations
River in European Russia
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See also
- Cossack
References
- Strabo, Geographica, 11.2.2.
Etymology 3
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
Don
- A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, flowing 62 miles to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
- A river in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, on which Doncaster is situated.
- A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, which joins the Tyne at Jarrow.
- A river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the River Don in Yorkshire.
Alternative forms
- Dun (Yorkshire)
Synonyms
- Don River
- River Don
Derived terms
- Don Valley
- DVP
Translations
River in Scotland
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References
- 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
Anagrams
- NOD, ODN, nod
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Don
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Proper noun
Don m
- Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia)
Finnish
Etymology
From Russian Дон (Don).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdon/, [ˈdo̞n]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification(key): Don
Proper noun
Don
- Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia)
Declension
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Donitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Don (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Donini | Donimme |
| 2nd person | Donisi | Doninne |
| 3rd person | Doninsa | |
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Don m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dons or Don)
- Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia)
Noun
Don m
- don (honorific title, especially in Spain and Italy)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdon]
- Rhymes: -on
Proper noun
Don
- Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia)
Declension
| 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 | — |
Italian
Proper noun
Don ?
- Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Дон (Don), from Old East Slavic Донъ (Donŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔn
- Syllabification: Don
Proper noun
Don m inan
- Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rostov Oblast, Russia)
Declension
Declension of Don
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Don |
| genitive | Donu |
| dative | Donowi |
| accusative | Don |
| instrumental | Donem |
| locative | Donie |
| vocative | Donie |
Further reading
- Don in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Don in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Alternative forms
- D.
Etymology
From Latin domĭnus (“sir, mister, senior”).
Noun
Don m (plural Dones, feminine Doña, feminine plural Doñas)
- title of respect for a man
Descendants
- → Tagalog: Don
See also
- don
- doña
- dueño
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Don.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdon/, [ˈdon]
Noun
Don
- title of a gentleman
- Synonyms: Ginoo, Maginoo, Senyor
Derived terms
- Dondones