Don Juan

See also: donjuan, Donjuan, and donjuán

English

Etymology

After the legendary 14th-century Spanish nobleman Don Juan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɒn ˈ(h)wɑːn/, /ˌdɒn ˈdʒʊən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Don Juan (plural Don Juans)

1. A man who obsessively seduces women.

   Synonyms: philanderer, Lothario; see also Thesaurus:libertine, Thesaurus:promiscuous man

   James has three girlfriends; he's a real Don Juan.

Derived terms

• Don Juanesque
• Don Juanish
• Don Juanism
• Don Juanist, donjuanist
• Don Juan syndrome

Translations

a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer

• Arabic: دُون خُوَان m (dūn ḵuwān)
• Aragonese: donchuán m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 唐璜 (zh) (táng huáng) (translit of Don Juan)

• Dutch: Don Juan m, Casanova m
• Esperanto: donĵuano
• Finnish: donjuan (fi)
• French: don Juan (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Don Juan (de) m
• Greek: γυναικάς (el) m (gynaikás)
• Hebrew: דון־חואן (don khuan) (as in Spanish)
• Italian: dongiovanni (it) m
• Japanese: ドンファン (ja) (danfan) (translit of Don Juan), 女垂らし (おんなたらし, onna-tarashi), 女誑し (おんなたらし, onna-tarashi)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: دون ژوان (don žuân)
• Polish: donżuan (pl) m, lowelas (pl) m, casanova (pl) m, Romeo (pl) m, bałamut (pl) m, kobieciarz (pl) m, uwodziciel (pl) m
• Portuguese: dom-juan (pt) m
• Romanian: Don Juan m, afemeiat (ro) m
• Russian: донжуа́н (ru) m (donžuán)
• Spanish: Don Juan m, donjuán (es) m
• Swedish: tjejtjusare (sv) c (rarely of adults), kvinnoförförare c, fruntimmerskarl (sv) c
• Thai: ดอนฮวน
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

Polish

Alternative forms

• donżuan

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Don Juan, named after Spanish nobleman Don Juan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔn ˈxwan/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: Don Ju‧an
• Homophone: donżuan

Noun

Don Juan m pers

1. (slang) Casanova, Don Juan (man considered romantic and gallant)

   Synonym: casanova

2. (slang) Casanova, Don Juan (promiscuous, philandering man)

   Synonym: casanova

Declension

Declension of Don Juan

	singular	plural
nominative	Don Juan	Don Juani/Don Juany (deprecative)
genitive	Don Juana	Don Juanów
dative	Don Juanowi	Don Juanom
accusative	Don Juana	Don Juanów
instrumental	Don Juanem	Don Juanami
locative	Don Juanie	Don Juanach
vocative	Don Juanie	Don Juani

Further reading

• “Don Juan”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Don Juan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)