Don

See also: Appendix:Variations of "don"

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɑn/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Don

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Donald or Gordon.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Don in Rostov oblast

Don

  1. A river in European Russia, flowing 1200 miles to the Sea of Azov. Called Tanais in classical sources.
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Etymology 3

Proper noun

Don

  1. A river in Scotland, flowing 62 miles to the North Sea.
  2. A river in South Yorkshire, England, on which Doncaster is situated.
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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Don m

  1. Don, river in Russia.

Finnish

Proper noun

Don

  1. Don (river in 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

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Don m

  1. Don (river in Russia)

Noun

Don m

  1. don (honorific title, especially in Spain and Italy)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdon]

Proper noun

Don

  1. Don (river in 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
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 ?

  1. A river that flows in Russia

Polish

Proper noun

Don m

  1. Don (river in Russia)

Declension


Portuguese

Proper noun

Don m

  1. Don (a river in southwestern Russia)

Spanish

Etymology

From don, from Late Latin domnus, from Latin dominus (lord), from domus (house).

Noun

Don m (plural Dones, feminine Doña, feminine plural Doñas)

  1. (obsolete) A title of respect to a nobleman (similar to English lord).
  2. A title of respect to a man, comparable to Mr., but used before a given name.

Usage notes

May be written with upper- or lowercase.

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