donn
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German *duon, northern variant of tuon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /don/
Verb
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 notes
- The past participle has an open vowel /ɔ/, either long or short, but never /o/ as in the infinitive.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔn̪ˠ/, /d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /d̪ˠəun̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dusnos-, *donnos- (“dark”).
Adjective
donn (genitive singular masculine doinn, genitive singular feminine doinne, plural donna, comparative doinne)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | donn | dhonn | donna; dhonna² | |
| Vocative | dhoinn | donna | ||
| Genitive | donne | donna | donn | |
| Dative | donn; dhonn¹ |
dhonn; dhoinn (archaic) |
donna; dhonna² | |
| Comparative | níos donne | |||
| Superlative | is donne | |||
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | donn | dhonn | donna; dhonna² | |
| Vocative | dhuinn | donna | ||
| Genitive | donne | donna | donn | |
| Dative | donn; dhonn¹ |
dhonn; dhuinn (archaic) |
donna; dhonna² | |
| Comparative | níos donne | |||
| Superlative | is donne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
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Noun
donn m, f (genitive singular doinn or doinne)
Declension
First declension
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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)
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb
donn (present analytic donnann, future analytic donnfaidh, verbal noun donnadh, past participle donnta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of donnaigh (“brown; tan, rust”)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | donnim | donnann tú; donnir† |
donnann sé, sí | donnimid | donnann sibh | donnann siad; donnid† |
a dhonnann; a dhonnas / a ndonnann*; a ndonnas* |
donntar |
| past | dhonn mé; dhonnas | dhonn tú; dhonnis | dhonn sé, sí | dhonnamar; dhonn muid | dhonn sibh; dhonnabhair | dhonn siad; dhonnadar | a dhonn / ar dhonn* |
donnadh | |
| past habitual | dhonninn | dhonntá | dhonnadh sé, sí | dhonnimis; dhonnadh muid | dhonnadh sibh | dhonnidís; dhonnadh siad | a dhonnadh / ar dhonnadh* |
dhonntí | |
| future | donnfidh mé; donnfad |
donnfidh tú; donnfir† |
donnfidh sé, sí | donnfimid; donnfidh muid |
donnfidh sibh | donnfidh siad; donnfid† |
a dhonnfidh; a dhonnfas / a ndonnfidh*; a ndonnfas* |
donnfar | |
| conditional | dhonnfinn | dhonnfá | dhonnfadh sé, sí | dhonnfimis; dhonnfadh muid | dhonnfadh sibh | dhonnfidís; dhonnfadh siad | a dhonnfadh / ar dhonnfadh* |
dhonnfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go ndonn mé; go ndonnad† |
go ndonn tú; go ndonnir† |
go ndonn sé, sí | go ndonnimid; go ndonn muid |
go ndonn sibh | go ndonn siad; go ndonnid† |
— | go ndonntar |
| past | dá ndonninn | dá ndonntá | dá ndonnadh sé, sí | dá ndonnimis; dá ndonnadh muid |
dá ndonnadh sibh | dá ndonnidís; dá ndonnadh siad |
— | dá ndonntí | |
| imperative | donnim | donn | donnadh sé, sí | donnimis | donnigí; donnidh† |
donnidís | — | donntar | |
| verbal noun | donnadh | ||||||||
| past participle | donnta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Etymology 2
From Old Irish donn (“chief, lord, noble”).
Noun
donn m (genitive singular doinn, nominative plural doinn)
Declension
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Donn m (proper noun)
Etymology 3
Noun
donn f (genitive singular doinne, nominative plural donna)
- Alternative form of dronn (“hump; camber”)
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 reading
- "donn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 donn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 donn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- 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.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /don͈/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”).
Adjective
donn
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
donn m
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
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| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | |||
| Vocative | |||
| Accusative | |||
| Genitive | |||
| Dative | |||
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: donn
Adjective
donn
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 3
Noun
donn ?
Inflection
| Unknown gender o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | |||
| Vocative | |||
| Accusative | |||
| Genitive | |||
| Dative | |||
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 reading
- “1 donn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 donn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 donn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dusnos-, *donnos- (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɔun̪ˠ/
Adjective
donn (comparative duinne)
Declension
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | donn | dhonn | donna |
| Vocative | dhuinn | dhonn | donna |
| Genitive | dhuinn | dhuinn/duinne | donna |
| Dative | dhonn | dhuinn | donna |
Derived terms
See also
| Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bàn | glas | dubh | donn | ||
| pinc | dearg ; ruadh | orainds | buidhe ; donn | ||
| uaine | uaine | gorm ; gorm | liath ; glas | ||
| liath | gorm | purpaidh ; guirmean | pinc ; purpaidh | ||
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “1 donn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.