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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /dɔnˈʒɔn/, [dɔ̃ˈʒɔ̃], [dɔnˈʒɔn] Audio: Nl-donjon.ogg Forms: donjons [plural], donjonnetje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔn Etymology: From French donjon. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|donjon}} French donjon Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} donjon m (plural donjons, diminutive donjonnetje n)
  1. donjon, keep Wikipedia link: nl:donjon Tags: masculine Synonyms: slottoren
    Sense id: en-donjon-nl-noun-4IT-8n43 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɒn.d͡ʒən/ [UK], /ˈdɑn.d͡ʒən/ [Canada, US], /ˈdɔn.d͡ʒən/ [General-Australian] Forms: donjons [plural]
Etymology: A variant of dungeon remodelled on its etymon, Old French donjon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|donjon}} Old French donjon Head templates: {{en-noun}} donjon (plural donjons)
  1. The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep. Related terms: dungeon
    Sense id: en-donjon-en-noun-zl9JaF~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /dɔ̃.ʒɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Helenou66-donjon.wav Forms: donjons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French donjon, from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|donjon}} Old French donjon, {{inh|fr|VL.|*dominiōnem}} Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} donjon m (plural donjons)
  1. donjon, keep Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-donjon-fr-noun-4IT-8n43 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} donjon
  1. Alternative form of dongeoun Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dongeoun
    Sense id: en-donjon-enm-noun-XSR3Pi3t Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Old French]

IPA: /dunˈd͡ʒun/ (note: classical), /dunˈʒun/ (note: late) Forms: donjon oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], donjons [oblique, plural], donjons [nominative, singular], donjon [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem. Attested in Old French from ca. 1160. Compare Old Occitan domnhon. Sense 2 probably a semantic loan from Old English dung (“prison, dungeon”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|VL.|*dominiōnem|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem, {{inh+|fro|VL.|*dominiōnem}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dominiōnem, {{cog|pro|domnhon}} Old Occitan domnhon, {{sl|fro|ang|dung|nocap=1|t=prison, dungeon}} semantic loan from Old English dung (“prison, dungeon”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} donjon oblique singular, m (oblique plural donjons, nominative singular donjons, nominative plural donjon)
  1. keep, donjon
    Sense id: en-donjon-fro-noun-sxi-~HX8
  2. (Anglo-Norman) keep used as a prison; dungeon Tags: Anglo-Norman
    Sense id: en-donjon-fro-noun-HaZV1hC7 Categories (other): Anglo-Norman, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dognon, doignon, dongnon, dougnon (alt: /duˈɲun/), doinjon, doion, dojon, donion, donjoun, donjun, dounggeon, doungeon, doungeoun, dunjon, dunjun, dongon, dongoun, dongun, dungon, dungoun, dungun, dangon (alt: ⟨g⟩ /d͡ʒ/), dangon, dangun, danjun, donjan, doungin

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French donjon. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|donjon}} Borrowed from French donjon Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|donjoane}} donjon n (plural donjoane) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=n|gpd=donjoanelor|gpi=donjoane|gsd=donjonului|gsi=donjon|n=|npd=donjoanele|npi=donjoane|nsd=donjonul|nsi=donjon|vp=donjoanelor|vs=donjonule}} Forms: donjoane [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], donjon [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], un donjon [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], donjonul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], donjoane [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște donjoane [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], donjoanele [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], donjon [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unui donjon [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], donjonului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], donjoane [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor donjoane [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], donjoanelor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], donjonule [singular, vocative], donjoanelor [plural, vocative]
  1. donjon Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-donjon-ro-noun-9Yrh155p Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "alt": "⟨g⟩ /d͡ʒ/",
      "word": "dangon"
    },
    {
      "word": "dangon"
    },
    {
      "word": "dangun"
    },
    {
      "word": "danjun"
    },
    {
      "word": "donjan"
    },
    {
      "word": "doungin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "donjon"
}

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        "1": "ro",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "donjon"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French donjon",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French donjon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "donjoane",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "un donjon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjonul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjoane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niște donjoane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjoanele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unui donjon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjonului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjoane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unor donjoane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjoanelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjonule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "donjoanelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "donjoane"
      },
      "expansion": "donjon n (plural donjoane)",
      "name": "ro-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gpd": "donjoanelor",
        "gpi": "donjoane",
        "gsd": "donjonului",
        "gsi": "donjon",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "donjoanele",
        "npi": "donjoane",
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        "nsi": "donjon",
        "vp": "donjoanelor",
        "vs": "donjonule"
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Romanian countable nouns",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian neuter nouns",
        "Romanian nouns",
        "Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "donjon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "donjon",
          "donjon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "donjon"
}

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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'donjon oblique singular or', originally 'donjon oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "donjon",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "donjon",
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'donjon oblique singular or' in 'donjon oblique singular, m (oblique plural donjons, nominative singular donjons, nominative plural donjon)'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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