doña
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dona"
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, feminine of Latin dominus ("sir, ruler, owner of a house").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoɲa/ [ˈd̪o.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -oɲa
- Syllabification: do‧ña
Noun
doña f (plural doñas, masculine don, masculine plural dones)
- title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs.
Usage notes
- Unlike Mrs. the title doña can be used in front of just the first name, such as Doña María.
Descendants
- Italian: gna
See also
Further reading
- “doña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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