domina

See also: Domina, dominá, and dominà

English

Etymology

From Latin domina (“mistress”). Doublet of dame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɒmɪnə/

Noun

domina (plural dominas)

1. The head of a nunnery.
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, page 29:

     Each of the nuns was heard in her turn, while the others waited with the domina in the adjoining vestry.

2. A dominatrix.
   • 1997, Rosemary Hennessy, Chrys Ingraham, Materialist feminism: a reader in class, difference, and women's lives (page 294)

     Instead, Social Text "tarts up" the issue of sex work with sexy photos of dominas and cross-dressers, replicating, in a slightly more self-conscious and progressive way, the nineteenth-century exoticization […]

   • 2004, Pamela Church Gibson, More dirty looks: gender, pornography and power:

     Dominas therefore stress the emotional and physical skill, as well as the dangers, involved in commercial S/M […]

Anagrams

• Amidon, Imonda, daimon, domain

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Catalan

Verb

domina

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdomɪna]
• Rhymes: -ɪna

Noun

domina f

1. domina, domme, dominatrix (dominant female in sadomasochistic practices)

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:ASCS

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Finnish

Noun

domina

1. (BDSM) domina, domme, dominatrix (dominant female in sadomasochistic practices)

Declension

Inflection of domina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		domina	dominat
genitive		dominan	dominoiden dominoitten
partitive		dominaa	dominoita
illative		dominaan	dominoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		domina	dominat
accusative	nom.	domina	dominat
	gen.	dominan
genitive		dominan	dominoiden dominoitten dominain rare
partitive		dominaa	dominoita
inessive		dominassa	dominoissa
elative		dominasta	dominoista
illative		dominaan	dominoihin
adessive		dominalla	dominoilla
ablative		dominalta	dominoilta
allative		dominalle	dominoille
essive		dominana	dominoina
translative		dominaksi	dominoiksi
abessive		dominatta	dominoitta
instructive		—	dominoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of domina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dominani dominani accusative nom. dominani dominani gen. dominani genitive dominani dominoideni dominoitteni dominaini rare partitive dominaani dominoitani inessive dominassani dominoissani elative dominastani dominoistani illative dominaani dominoihini adessive dominallani dominoillani ablative dominaltani dominoiltani allative dominalleni dominoilleni essive dominanani dominoinani translative dominakseni dominoikseni abessive dominattani dominoittani instructive — — comitative — dominoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dominasi dominasi accusative nom. dominasi dominasi gen. dominasi genitive dominasi dominoidesi dominoittesi dominaisi rare partitive dominaasi dominoitasi inessive dominassasi dominoissasi elative dominastasi dominoistasi illative dominaasi dominoihisi adessive dominallasi dominoillasi ablative dominaltasi dominoiltasi allative dominallesi dominoillesi essive dominanasi dominoinasi translative dominaksesi dominoiksesi abessive dominattasi dominoittasi instructive — — comitative — dominoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dominamme dominamme accusative nom. dominamme dominamme gen. dominamme genitive dominamme dominoidemme dominoittemme dominaimme rare partitive dominaamme dominoitamme inessive dominassamme dominoissamme elative dominastamme dominoistamme illative dominaamme dominoihimme adessive dominallamme dominoillamme ablative dominaltamme dominoiltamme allative dominallemme dominoillemme essive dominanamme dominoinamme translative dominaksemme dominoiksemme abessive dominattamme dominoittamme instructive — — comitative — dominoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dominanne dominanne accusative nom. dominanne dominanne gen. dominanne genitive dominanne dominoidenne dominoittenne dominainne rare partitive dominaanne dominoitanne inessive dominassanne dominoissanne elative dominastanne dominoistanne illative dominaanne dominoihinne adessive dominallanne dominoillanne ablative dominaltanne dominoiltanne allative dominallenne dominoillenne essive dominananne dominoinanne translative dominaksenne dominoiksenne abessive dominattanne dominoittanne instructive — — comitative — dominoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dominansa dominansa accusative nom. dominansa dominansa gen. dominansa genitive dominansa dominoidensa dominoittensa dominainsa rare partitive dominaansa dominoitaan dominoitansa inessive dominassaan dominassansa dominoissaan dominoissansa elative dominastaan dominastansa dominoistaan dominoistansa illative dominaansa dominoihinsa adessive dominallaan dominallansa dominoillaan dominoillansa ablative dominaltaan dominaltansa dominoiltaan dominoiltansa allative dominalleen dominallensa dominoilleen dominoillensa essive dominanaan dominanansa dominoinaan dominoinansa translative dominakseen dominaksensa dominoikseen dominoiksensa abessive dominattaan dominattansa dominoittaan dominoittansa instructive — — comitative — dominoineen dominoinensa

Anagrams

• maidon, monadi, nomadi

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French

Verb

domina

1. third-person singular past historic of dominer

Anagrams

• amidon

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Italian

Verb

domina

1. third-person singular present indicative of dominare
2. second-person singular imperative of dominare

Anagrams

• damino, dinamo, domani, donami, modani, monadi, mondai, nomadi

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Latin

Etymology

Feminine of dominus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.na/, [ˈd̪ɔmɪnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.na/, [ˈd̪ɔːminä]

• Audio (Classical):

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Noun

domina f (genitive dominae); first declension

1. lady or mistress of the house

Declension

First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	domina	dominae
Genitive	dominae	dominārum
Dative	dominae	dominīs dominābus
Accusative	dominam	dominās
Ablative	dominā	dominīs dominābus
Vocative	domina	dominae

Derived terms

• *domnicella (Vulgar Latin)
• domicella (Medieval Latin)

Descendants

• Aromanian: doamnã
• Catalan: dona, donzella, dama
• Corsican: donna
• Dalmatian: dona
• Dutch: dame
• Emilian: dòna
• English: damsel
• French: demoiselle
• Friulian: done, dame
• Galician: dona, doncela, dama
• German: Dame, Domina
• Istriot: duona

• Italian: donna, dama, damigella
• Old French: dame
  • Bourguignon: daime
  • Franc-Comtois: daime
  • → Italian: dama
  • Lorrain: daime
  • → Middle English: dame, damme, dam
    • English: dame; dam
    • Scots: dame, deem; dam
  • Middle French: dame
    • French: dame
      • → Catalan: dama
      • → Friulian: dame
      • → Galician: dama
      • → German: Dame
      • → Italian: dama
        • → Ottoman Turkish: دامه (dama)
          • Turkish: dama
          • → Armenian: տամա (tama)
      • → Polish: dama
      • → Portuguese: dama
      • → Romanian: damă
      • → Spanish: dama
    • → Middle Dutch: dame
      • Dutch: dame
  • Norman: dame
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: dame
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: dame
  • Picard: danme
• Old Occitan: domna, donçela
  • Occitan: dòna, dauna, donaisèla
• Portuguese: dona, donzela, dama
• Romanian: doamnă, damă
• Romansch: dunna
• Sardinian: dòna
• Spanish: Doña, doña, dueña, doncella, dama
• Venetian: dona

References

• “domina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “domina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• domina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• domina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do.ˈmi.nɐ/

Verb

domina

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dominari, French dominer.

Verb

a domina (third-person singular present domină, past participle dominat) 1st conj.

1. to dominate

Conjugation

    conjugation of domina (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a domina
gerund			dominând
past participle			dominat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	domin	domini	domină	dominăm	dominați	domină
	imperfect	dominam	dominai	domina	dominam	dominați	dominau
	simple perfect	dominai	dominași	domină	dominarăm	dominarăți	dominară
	pluperfect	dominasem	dominaseși	dominase	dominaserăm	dominaserăți	dominaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să domin	să domini	să domine	să dominăm	să dominați	să domine
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		domină			dominați
	negative		nu domina			nu dominați

Synonyms

• stăpâni

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dominant
• dominanță
• dominare

• dominat
• dominație
• dominator

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Spanish

Verb

domina

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dominar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of dominar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of dominar.