Don

See also: Appendix:Variations of "don"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɒn/
• 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.

Translations

River in European Russia

• Armenian: Դոն (hy) (Don)
• Belarusian: Дон m (Don)
• Bulgarian: Дон m (Don)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頓河／顿河 (zh) (Dùn Hé), 顿河 (zh) (Dùn-hé)

• Czech: Don (cs) m
• Dutch: Don m
• Finnish: Don (fi)
• Georgian: დონი (doni)
• German: Don (de) m
• Japanese: ドン川 (Don-gawa)
• Kalmyk: Тең (Teñ)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 돈 강 (Don gang)
• Latin: Tanais m
• Macedonian: Дон m (Don)
• Old Irish: Dánaïm
• Polish: Don (pl) m
• Portuguese: Don m
• Russian: Дон (ru) m (Don)
• Ukrainian: Дон m (Don)
• Written Oirat: ᡐᡄᡊ (teng)

See also

• Cossack

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.

Alternative forms

• Dun (Yorkshire)

Translations

River in Scotland

• Scottish Gaelic: Deathan
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• NOD, ODN, nod

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Don m

1. Don, river in Russia.

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Finnish

Proper noun

Don

1. Don (a 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	—
abessive		Donitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Don (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Donini — accusative nom. Donini — gen. Donini genitive Donini — partitive Doniani — inessive Donissani — elative Donistani — illative Doniini — adessive Donillani — ablative Doniltani — allative Donilleni — essive Doninani — translative Donikseni — abessive Donittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Donisi — accusative nom. Donisi — gen. Donisi genitive Donisi — partitive Doniasi — inessive Donissasi — elative Donistasi — illative Doniisi — adessive Donillasi — ablative Doniltasi — allative Donillesi — essive Doninasi — translative Doniksesi — abessive Donittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Donimme — accusative nom. Donimme — gen. Donimme genitive Donimme — partitive Doniamme — inessive Donissamme — elative Donistamme — illative Doniimme — adessive Donillamme — ablative Doniltamme — allative Donillemme — essive Doninamme — translative Doniksemme — abessive Donittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Doninne — accusative nom. Doninne — gen. Doninne genitive Doninne — partitive Donianne — inessive Donissanne — elative Donistanne — illative Doniinne — adessive Donillanne — ablative Doniltanne — allative Donillenne — essive Doninanne — translative Doniksenne — abessive Donittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Doninsa — accusative nom. Doninsa — gen. Doninsa genitive Doninsa — partitive Doniaan Doniansa — inessive Donissaan Donissansa — elative Donistaan Donistansa — illative Doniinsa — adessive Donillaan Donillansa — ablative Doniltaan Doniltansa — allative Donilleen Donillensa — essive Doninaan Doninansa — translative Donikseen Doniksensa — abessive Donittaan Donittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Don m

1. Don (a river in Russia)

Noun

Don m

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

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdon]

Proper noun

Don

1. Don (a 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	—
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	—

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Italian

Proper noun

Don ?

1. A river in Russia

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Polish

Proper noun

Don m

1. Don (a river in Russia)

Declension

Declension of Don

	singular
nominative	Don
genitive	Donu
dative	Donowi
accusative	Don
instrumental	Donem
locative	Donie
vocative	Donie

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Spanish

Noun

Don

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Usage notes

The title Don/Doña may be written with upper or lower case.

Two words with different histories are often confused by non-Spanish speakers.

• The noun don, plural dones, "gift", either a talent a gifted individual may have, like "the gift of gab", or a literary/formal word for a present given or received (for which the usual term is regalo). From the Latin donum, "gift".
• The adjective Don, feminine Doña, a title of respect prefixed to a name, like "Mister" or "Lord/Lady". The plurals (dones, doñas) are rarely used. It cannot be used as a stand-alone word, but must be immediately followed by a name. From Late Latin domnus, from Latin dominus (“lord”),

The use of "don" as a noun of respect, usually academic ("the don of the college") and primarily in England, is unrelated to Spanish Don/Doña and has no equivalent in Spanish. It is a serious error to refer to the character "Don Quijote" as "the don".

Abbreviations

• D. (masculine), Dª (feminine)

See also

• don
• doña
• dueño