# dona
## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina. Compare Occitan dòna, French dame, Italian donna.

#### Alternative forms

* dòna (obsolete)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈdɔ.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈdɔ.na]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔna

#### Noun

dona f (plural dones)
* woman
    Antonym: home
* wife
    Synonyms: cònjuge, (figurative) costella, esposa, muller
    Antonyms: cònjuge, espòs, home, marit
    Hypernym: cònjuge

##### Derived terms

* donam
* donejar
* doner
* doneta
* donívol

##### Related terms

* donzella
* na

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* dóna (pre-2016 spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈdo.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈdo.na]

#### Verb

dona
* inflection of donar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “dona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “dona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “dona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “dona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdona]
* Rhymes: -ona
* Hyphenation: do‧na

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian donna.

#### Noun

dona f
* Italian noble woman, lady, originally a noble title

##### Related terms

* don
* doňa

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

dona
* genitive/accusative singular of don

### Further reading

* "dona, donna" in Věra Petráčková, Jiří Kraus et al. Akademický slovník cizích slov I. Academia, 1995, ISBN 80-200-0497-1, page 175.

### Anagrams

* Dano

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin domina. Compare Catalan dona, Italian donna, Romanian doamnă.

### Noun

dona f
* woman

#### See also

* mojer

## Finnish
### Etymology

Variation of tonni, influenced by English ton, Swedish ton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdonɑ/, [ˈdo̞nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -onɑ
* Hyphenation: do‧na

### Noun

dona
* (colloquial) Synonym of tonni (“thousand units of money, one grand”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of dona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
donani
donani
accusative
nom.
donani
donani
gen.
donani
genitive
donani
donieni donaini $^{rare}$
partitive
donaani
doniani
inessive
donassani
donissani
elative
donastani
donistani
illative
donaani
doniini
adessive
donallani
donillani
ablative
donaltani
doniltani
allative
donalleni
donilleni
essive
donanani
doninani
translative
donakseni
donikseni
abessive
donattani
donittani
instructive
comitative
—donineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
donasi
donasi
accusative
nom.
donasi
donasi
gen.
donasi
genitive
donasi
doniesi donaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
donaasi
doniasi
inessive
donassasi
donissasi
elative
donastasi
donistasi
illative
donaasi
doniisi
adessive
donallasi
donillasi
ablative
donaltasi
doniltasi
allative
donallesi
donillesi
essive
donanasi
doninasi
translative
donaksesi
doniksesi
abessive
donattasi
donittasi
instructive
comitative
—doninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
donamme
donamme
accusative
nom.
donamme
donamme
gen.
donamme
genitive
donamme
doniemme donaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
donaamme
doniamme
inessive
donassamme
donissamme
elative
donastamme
donistamme
illative
donaamme
doniimme
adessive
donallamme
donillamme
ablative
donaltamme
doniltamme
allative
donallemme
donillemme
essive
donanamme
doninamme
translative
donaksemme
doniksemme
abessive
donattamme
donittamme
instructive
comitative
—doninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
donanne
donanne
accusative
nom.
donanne
donanne
gen.
donanne
genitive
donanne
donienne donainne $^{rare}$
partitive
donaanne
donianne
inessive
donassanne
donissanne
elative
donastanne
donistanne
illative
donaanne
doniinne
adessive
donallanne
donillanne
ablative
donaltanne
doniltanne
allative
donallenne
donillenne
essive
donananne
doninanne
translative
donaksenne
doniksenne
abessive
donattanne
donittanne
instructive
comitative
—doninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
donansa
donansa
accusative
nom.
donansa
donansa
gen.
donansa
genitive
donansa
doniensa donainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
donaansa
doniaan doniansa
inessive
donassaan donassansa
donissaan donissansa
elative
donastaan donastansa
donistaan donistansa
illative
donaansa
doniinsa
adessive
donallaan donallansa
donillaan donillansa
ablative
donaltaan donaltansa
doniltaan doniltansa
allative
donalleen donallensa
donilleen donillensa
essive
donanaan donanansa
doninaan doninansa
translative
donakseen donaksensa
donikseen doniksensa
abessive
donattaan donattansa
donittaan donittansa
instructive
comitative
—donineen doninensa :

#### References

* Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)‎ (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdona̝/

### Noun

dona f (plural donas)
* female equivalent of dono
* lady, mistress, noblewoman, gentlewoman (woman of breeding and authority)
    Synonyms: dama, señora
* (formal) wife, married woman
    —A túa muller é unha lercha! —Miña dona é unha santa!—Your wife is telltale! —My lady is but a saint!
* (formal) woman
    —Miñas donas e meus señores: ...—Ladies and gentlemen: ...

#### Derived terms

* dona das paredes
* donicela
* doniña
* herba dona
* Vilar de Donas

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dona”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dona”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dona”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dona”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dona”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Garo
### Etymology

Analyzable as /don/ + /-a/ This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Verb

dona (transitive)
* to put, place aside, omit

#### Related terms

* donpaa
* dondapa

### References

* Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 330

## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish dona, from Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠə/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɔnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠə/; /ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠɞn̪ˠə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠʌnˠə/, /ˈd̪ˠʌn̪ˠə/

### Adjective

dona (comparative measa)
* unfortunate, unlucky
* bad, poor, wretched, ill

#### Declension

$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

#### Synonyms

* droch-
* olc

#### Derived terms

* donacht
* donaigh
* donaire
* donán
* donas
* donóg

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dona”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdo.na/
* Rhymes: -ona
* Hyphenation: dó‧na

### Verb

dona
* inflection of donare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* -ando, andò, onda

## Latin
### Noun

dōna
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of dōnum

### Verb

dōnā
* second-person singular present active imperative of dōnō

### References

* "dona", 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)

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdona/

### Adjective

dona
* bad, unfortunate

#### Antonyms

* sona

#### Descendants

* Irish: dona
* Manx: donney
* Scottish Gaelic: dona

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina. Doublet of dama.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdõ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdõ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈdo.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdɔ.nɐ/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔnɐ
* Hyphenation: do‧na

### Noun

dona f (plural donas)
* feminine of dono
* (colloquial, familiar) a title of address to an adult woman, especially a middle-aged one
    Oi, dona Ana! Como vão as coisas?Hi, Mrs. Ana! How are things going?
* (colloquial, used mostly by young people) lady (adult female human, especially one old enough to be a mother)
    Synonym: senhora
    Ei, dona, a senhora poderia por favor tirar seu carro?Hey, lady, could you please move your car?

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French donner, from Latin donō.

### Verb

a dona (third-person singular present donează, past participle donat) 1st conjugation
* to donate (to give away something of value)

#### Related terms

* donație

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish dona (“bad”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd̪̊ɔnə/; (Lewis) [ˈd̪̊ɔ̞nə]

### Adjective

dona (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad or donad)
* bad
    aimsir dona - bad weather

#### Synonyms

* droch
* olc

#### Antonyms

* deagh
* math

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdona/ [ˈd̪o.na]
* Rhymes: -ona
* Syllabification: do‧na

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English doughnut.

#### Noun

dona f (plural donas)
* doughnut
    Synonyms: dónut, rosca

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

dona
* inflection of donar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “dona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

don +‎ -a

### Verb

dona (present donar, preterite donade, supine donat, imperative dona)
* to do various small tasks
    Har donat i köket otaliga timmar nuI've been busy in the kitchen for several hours now
    Vi fixade och donade inför bröllopetWe were busy preparing for the wedding

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

* dona in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* dona in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* dona in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* anod, onda

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English donor.

### Noun

dona
* donor (usually used to refer to countries that give aid to Papua New Guinea)

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Late Latin domna, from Latin domina. Compare Italian donna.

### Noun

dona f (plural done)
* woman
* wife