doner
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
By ellipsis.
Noun
doner (plural doners)
Etymology 2
From done + -er. Compare goner.
Noun
doner
- (Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.
- 1922 (1984), James Joyce, Ulysses, page 86:
- One whiff of that and you're a doner.
Etymology 3
From done + -er (comparative suffix).
Adjective
doner
- (humorous, dialect) comparative form of done: more done
- 1999 March 10, “WHAT'S THE BEEF ?”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch:
- With these cuts we generally recommend cooking no doner than medium-rare for a juicier product
- 2007 June 3, “Suddenly, the field is level”, in Austin American-Statesman:
- Doner than a flank steak at a West Texas truck stop. Doner than Michael Vick's chances at next year's NFL citizenship award
- 2008, Porochista Khakpour, Sons and Other Flammable Objects, page 228:
- they feared sounding stupid even to themselves out loud—and besides, the conversation was doner than done to them
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) dōner
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
doner
Old French
Etymology
From Latin donāre, present active infinitive of dōnō. Compare Old Occitan donar.
Verb
doner
- to give
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of doner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | doner | avoir doné | |||||
gerund | en donant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | donant | ||||||
past participle | doné | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | doing, doins | dones | done | donons | donez | donent |
imperfect | donoie, doneie, donoe, doneve | donoies, doneies, donoes, doneves | donoit, doneit, donot, doneve | doniiens, doniens | doniiez, doniez | donoient, doneient, donoent, donevent | |
preterite | donai | donas | dona | donames | donastes | donerent | |
future | donrai, dorrai, dorai | donras, dorras, doras | donra, dorra, dora | donrons, dorrons, dorons | donroiz, donreiz, donrez, dorroiz, dorreiz, dorrez, doroiz, doreiz, dorez | donront, dorront, doront | |
conditional | donroie, donreie, dorroie, dorreie, doroie, doreie | donroies, donreies, dorroies, dorreies, doroies, doreies | donroit, donreit, dorroit, dorreit, doroit, doreit | donriiens, donriens, dorriiens, dorriens, doriiens, doriens | donriiez, donriez, dorriiez, dorriez, doriiez, doriez | donroient, donreient, dorroient, dorreient, doroient, doreient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | doigne, doinse | doignes, doinses | doigne, doint, dont, doinse, doinst | donons, doigniens, doignons, doinsiens, doinsons | donez, doigniez, doinsiez | doignent, doinsent |
imperfect | donasse | donasses | donast | donissons, donissiens | donissoiz, donissez, donissiez | donassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | done | — | donons | donez | — |
Descendants
References
- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 153
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