donner

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Afrikaans donder (“thrash”), from Dutch donder (“thunder”). Doublet of thunder.

Verb[edit]

donner (third-person singular simple present donners, present participle donnering, simple past and past participle donnered)

  1. (South Africa, slang) To beat up; clobber; thrash.
    • 1962, Jeremy Taylor (lyrics and music), “Ag Pleez Deddy”:
      Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee / When he fights Willie Liebenberg / There's gonna be a murder / 'Cos Willie's gonna donner that blerrie yankee
    • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex, Zebra Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 167:
      They went into the pub and started a fight. One that was just bad enough for someone to call the boere. When the gattas arrived they got donnered for their trouble.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɔ.ne/
  • audio(file)

Verb[edit]

donner

  1. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else
  2. to donate
  3. (intransitive) to come across
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎fr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
      Finalement, ayant perdu l’esprit sans ressource, il vint à donner dans la plus étrange pensée dont jamais fou se fût avisé dans le monde.
      Finally, having lost his mind completely, he happened to come across the strangest thought in the world, of which no madman had ever conceived before.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of donner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple donner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple donnant
/dɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle donné
/dɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present donne
/dɔn/ 		donnes
/dɔn/ 		donne
/dɔn/ 		donnons
/dɔ.nɔ̃/ 		donnez
/dɔ.ne/ 		donnent
/dɔn/
imperfect donnais
/dɔ.nɛ/ 		donnais
/dɔ.nɛ/ 		donnait
/dɔ.nɛ/ 		donnions
/dɔ.njɔ̃/ 		donniez
/dɔ.nje/ 		donnaient
/dɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 donnai
/dɔ.ne/ 		donnas
/dɔ.na/ 		donna
/dɔ.na/ 		donnâmes
/dɔ.nam/ 		donnâtes
/dɔ.nat/ 		donnèrent
/dɔ.nɛʁ/
future donnerai
/dɔn.ʁe/ 		donneras
/dɔn.ʁa/ 		donnera
/dɔn.ʁa/ 		donnerons
/dɔn.ʁɔ̃/ 		donnerez
/dɔn.ʁe/ 		donneront
/dɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional donnerais
/dɔn.ʁɛ/ 		donnerais
/dɔn.ʁɛ/ 		donnerait
/dɔn.ʁɛ/ 		donnerions
/dɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		donneriez
/dɔ.nə.ʁje/ 		donneraient
/dɔn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present donne
/dɔn/ 		donnes
/dɔn/ 		donne
/dɔn/ 		donnions
/dɔ.njɔ̃/ 		donniez
/dɔ.nje/ 		donnent
/dɔn/
imperfect2 donnasse
/dɔ.nas/ 		donnasses
/dɔ.nas/ 		donnât
/dɔ.na/ 		donnassions
/dɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		donnassiez
/dɔ.na.sje/ 		donnassent
/dɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — donne
/dɔn/ 		— donnons
/dɔ.nɔ̃/ 		donnez
/dɔ.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Romanian: dona

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German[edit]

Verb[edit]

donner

  1. inflection of donnern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, dōnāre.

Verb[edit]

donner

  1. to give

Conjugation[edit]

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of donner
infinitive simple donner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple donnant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle donné
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present donne donnes donne donnons donnez donnent
imperfect donnois, donnoys donnois, donnoys donnoit, donnoyt donnions, donnyons donniez, donnyez donnoient, donnoyent
past historic donna donnas donna donnasmes donnastes donnerent
future donnerai, donneray donneras donnera donnerons donnerez donneront
conditional donnerois, donneroys donnerois, donneroys donneroit, donneroyt donnerions, donneryons donneriez, donneryez donneroient, donneroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present donne donnes donne donnons donnez donnent
imperfect donnasse donnasses donnast donnassions donnassiez donnassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — donne — donnons donnez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants[edit]

Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, dōnāre (“give a present; bestow, grant”), from dōnum (“gift, present”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Verb[edit]

donner

  1. (Jersey) to give
  2. (Jersey, card games) to deal

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Picard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French doner, from Latin dōnāre, present active infinitive of dōnō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

donner

  1. to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else.
  2. to donate
    Il o donnè à l’tchète à chl'église.
    He donated at the church

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation in Picard
infinitive donner
gerund donnint
auxiliary avoèr
past participle masculine feminine
singular donnè donnèe
plural donnès donnèes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative ej (j') tu (t') i (il)/ale (n)os os is
present donne donnes donne donnons donnez donntte
imperfect donnoé donnoés donnoét donnoinmes donnoètes donnoètte
future dorai
doro 		doros doro dorons dorez doront
conditional doroé doroés doroét doroinmes doroètes doroètte
subjunctive qu'ej (j') qu'tu (t') qu'i (il)/ale qu'(n)os qu'os qu'is
present donne donne donne donnonche donnèche donntte
imperative — tu — (n)os os —
affirmative erchoé donnons donnez

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Scots[edit]

Verb[edit]

donner (third-person singular simple present donners, present participle donnerin, simple past donnert, past participle donnert)

  1. to stun, shock, stupefy
    • 1879, Mrs. Finlay Cameron, The Auld Hoose: Glimpses of Scottish Life, The Edinburgh Publishing Company (1879), page 69:
      "Doited or no doited, it's a fact thae hae queer daein's aboot thae toons. I haena seen mony o' them; but as for Glasgow, it quite donnered me; and Edinburgh wasna muckle better. […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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