אדוני

Hebrew

Etymology 1

אֲדֹנֵי־‎ (ăḏōnê, “lords of”) +‎ ־י‎ (i, “of mine”)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adoˈnai/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ăðoˈnɔj/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adɔɪˈnoj/, [adɛɪˈnoj], [adoˈnuj]
(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ăðoːˈnaːj/

Proper noun

אֲדוֹנָי \ אֲדֹנָי • (ăḏônāy) m

The Lord, God
Plural construct form of אָדוֹן‎‎ with first-person personal pronoun as possessor

Etymology 2

אֲדוֹן‎ (ăḏôn, “lord”) +‎ ־י‎ (i, “of mine”)

Noun

אֲדוֹנִי • (ăḏônî)

sir, my lord (used when addressing a man)
Singular construct form of אָדוֹן‎‎ with first-person personal pronoun as possessor

Coordinate terms

גְּבִרְתִּי‎ (gəḇirtî)

Etymology 3

Noun

אֲדוֹנֵי • (ăḏônê)

Plural construct form of אָדוֹן‎‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אֲדוֹנָי‎ (adoni, “sir, my lord”).

Noun

אדוני • (adoyni) m

(my) lord; mister (title)

Synonyms

אדון‎ (adoyn)

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