Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word don. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in don.
Definitions and meaning of don
don
Pronunciation
(General American) IPA(key): /dɑn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɒn/
Rhymes: -ɒn
Homophones: Don, dawn(with cot-caught merger)
Etymology 1
From Latindominus(“lord, head of household”), akin to Spanishdon and Italiandon; from domus(“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie, anddominus.
Noun
don (pluraldons)
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
A mafia boss.
(MLE) Any man, bloke, dude.
Derived terms
donnish
donny(“bloke”)
Related terms
donzel
Translations
Etymology 2
A contraction of Middle Englishdo on(“put on”), from Old Englishdōn on. Compare also doff, dup, dout.
Verb
don (third-person singular simple presentdons, present participledonning, simple past and past participledonned)
(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
Synonyms:clothe, dight, enrobe; see also Thesaurus:clothe
Antonym:doff
Derived terms
donner
Translations
See also
put on
wear
Anagrams
NOD, ODN, nod
Albanian
Alternative forms
do(Standard Albanian)
Etymology
Gheg variant of Standard Albanian do(“(it) wants, needs, loves, likes”) and do(“you want, need, love, like”).
Verb
don (first-person singular past tensedashta, participledashtë) (Gheg forms)
you want, need
you like
you love
it wants, needs
it likes
it loves
Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation:
Related terms
Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic*tōn. Cognate with Chuvashтум(tum).
Noun
don (definite accusativedonu, pluraldonlar)
dress (worn by women)
Synonym:paltar
gown (loose, flowing upper garment)
(figuratively) raiment, attire, garb, habiliments
appearance, look (of a person)
Declension
Derived terms
donatmaq(“adorn”)(dialectal)
donanmaq
donlu
Related terms
donanma(“fleet; navy”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic*doŋ(“frozen; frost”). See Bashkirтуң(tuñ) for more cognates.
Adjective
don (comparativedaha don, superlativeən don)
frozen, congealed
Noun
don (definite accusativedonu, pluraldonlar)
frost
ice-covered ground, black ice
Derived terms
donmaq
dondurmaq
dondurma(“ice-cream”)
Further reading
“don” in Obastan.com.
Bambara
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [dõ˦õ˨]
Noun
don
day
References
2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Breton
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
don
deep
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanishdon, which is from Latindominus(“lord”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdon/
Rhymes: -on
Noun
donm anim
(in Italian environment)(Originally a title of honour of the Pope, later used for all priests and later for aristocrats)
(Spanish noble title)[19th c.]
(title of respect in front of Spanish given names)
don(maffia boss)
Declension
Related terms
dona
doňa
Further reading
"don" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 153.
"don" in Věra Petráčková, Jiří Kraus et al. Akademický slovník cizích slov. Academia, 1995, ISBN 80-200-0497-1, page 175.
don in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
don in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
dno
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
don
leaf of a plant
French
Etymology
From Old Frenchdon, from Latindōnum.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɔ̃/
Homophones: dom, dons, dont
Noun
donm (pluraldons)
gift, talent, knack
gift (present)
donation
Further reading
“don” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Irish
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
do’n (superseded)
’on (colloquial)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /d̪ˠənˠ/
(Galway) IPA(key): /ɡənˠ/
Contraction
don
Contraction of do an.
Usage notes
This contraction is obligatory, i.e. *do an never appears uncontracted. It triggers lenition of a following consonant other than d, s, or t.
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irishdon(“misfortune, evil”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠʌnˠ/
Noun
don
misfortune
Usage notes
Used only in a few stock maledictions such as Do dhon is do dhuais ort!, Don is duais ort!, Mo dhon is mo dhograinn ort! (all basically "bad luck to you!") and Don d’fhiafraí ort!(“Don’t be so inquisitive!”).
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
"don" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “don” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “don” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Etymology
From a shortening of an earlier donno, from dom'no (used by Dante), from Latindomnus < dominus.
Noun
donm (inv)
Father (a title given to priests)
A title of respect to a man.
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From Englishdon, particularly in the sense of a crime boss.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdan/
Hyphenation: don
Noun
don (plural: don dem, quantified: don)
don, leader, community leader, crime boss, head of a garrison (leader)
Derived terms
don dada
Japanese
Romanization
don
Rōmaji transcription of どん
Rōmaji transcription of ドン
Middle English
Alternative forms
donne, doyn, do, doon
Etymology
From Old Englishdōn, from Proto-Germanic*dōną.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /doːn/
Rhymes: -oːn
Verb
don
To do, perform (an activity)
To complete, finish
To make, create
To put, place, position, raise
To remove, take away
To go or move (in a specified direction)
To behave (in a specified manner
(auxiliary) To cause (an action or state)
(auxiliary)Emphasises the verb that follows it
(auxiliary)Stands in for a verb in a dependent clause
Usage notes
As in modern English, several uses of this verb are highly idiomatic.
Conjugation
Derived terms
doer
Descendants
Scots: dae
English: do
Northumbrian: dee
References
“dọ̄n, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Wright, Joseph, and Elizabeth Mary Wright. An Elementary Middle English Grammar, p193. Oxford University Press, 1923.
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxondōn
Verb
dôn
to do
Conjugation
Irregular: present 1sg dô, 2sg deist (dôst, dṏst), 3sg deit (dôt, dṏt), pl. dôn, dôt, dṏt, preterit 1sg dede, 2sg dêdest, 3sg dede, pl. dêden, past participle gedân, dân
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From Englishdone.
Verb
don
have (perfect aspect auxiliary)
Northern Sami
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic*tonë.
Pronunciation
(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈton/
Pronoun
don
you (singular)
Inflection
See also
Further reading
Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoːn/
Determiner
dōn
accusative/genitive singular of dōt
Occitan
Etymology
From Latindōnum.
Pronunciation
Noun
donm (pluraldons)
gift (something given to another voluntarily)
gift (a talent or natural ability)
donation (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause)
Related terms
dar
donar
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic*dōn(“to do”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /doːn/
Verb
dōn
to do
c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 17:12
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 41:55
c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation"
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 3:8
to make, cause
late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of St. Bartholomew the Apostle"
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 3:3
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 4:19
to put
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:52
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 7:33
to treat someone (+ dative) a certain way
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 16:19
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Middle English: don, donne, doyn, do, doon
Scots: dae
English: do
Northumbrian: dee
References
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “don”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Without the definite article and in the plural the form do is used.
Lenites words beginning with b, c, f, g, m and p.
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /don/, [d̪õn]
Rhymes: -on
Etymology 1
From Late Latindom(“a courtesy title for monks and abbots”), from domnus(“master, sir”), from Classical Latindominus, from domus(“a house”), from Proto-Indo-European*dṓm(“a house”), from root Proto-Indo-European*dem-(“to build”).
A title of respect to a man, prefixed to first names
Derived terms
Related terms
Don
Doña
doña
dueño
don nadie
Etymology 2
From Latindōnum(“a gift”) (whence English donation), from dō(“I give”), from Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-(“to give”)
Noun
donm (pluraldones)
gift, present
gift, talent, knack
Usage notes
Like with the English word "knack", don can be used to describe a positive gift or talent, or a negative one like a bad habit or a neutral tendency to do something.
Derived terms
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Originally "work done, something accomplished," from the root of dåd(“deed, feat”).
Noun
donn
a tool, a means
Declension
Related terms
fordon
skodon
References
Anagrams
ond
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkishطون (don), from Proto-Turkic*tōn.
Noun
don
underpants
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkishطوڭ (doñ), from Proto-Turkic*tong, *doŋ.