dona in Irish

IPA: /ˈd̪ˠun̪ˠə/ [Munster], /ˈd̪ˠon̪ˠə/ [Munster], /ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/ ~ /ˈd̪ˠonˠə/ [Galway], /ˈd̪ˠun̪ˠə/ [Galway], /ˈd̪ˠanˠə/ [Mayo], /ˈd̪ˠunˠə/ [Mayo], /ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/ [Ulster] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish donae, from Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|donae}} Old Irish donae, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*dognawos}} Proto-Celtic *dognawos Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}||{{{gsf}}}||{{{gsf2}}}||{{{pl}}}||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|measa|||altform=|head=}} dona (comparative measa), {{ga-adj|comp=measa}} dona (comparative measa) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: measa [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dona [masculine, nominative, singular], dhona [feminine, nominative, singular], dona [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], dhona [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], dhona [masculine, singular, vocative], dhona [feminine, singular, vocative], dona [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], dhona [genitive, masculine, singular], dona [feminine, genitive, singular], dona [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], dona [dative, masculine, singular], dhona [dative, masculine, singular], dhona [dative, feminine, singular], dona [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], dhona [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos measa [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is measa [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dona [error-unrecognized-form], dhona [error-unrecognized-form], ndona [error-unrecognized-form]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donaigh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donaire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donóg"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "donae"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish donae",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*dognawos"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish donae, from Proto-Celtic *dognawos. See sona.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "measa",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
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        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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      "form": "níos measa",
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        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is measa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndona",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
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        "7": "",
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      "expansion": "dona (comparative measa)",
      "name": "head"
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "unfortunate, unlucky"
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          "unfortunate",
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          "unlucky"
        ]
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        [
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          "wretched",
          "wretched"
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          "ill",
          "ill"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠun̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠon̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/ ~ /ˈd̪ˠonˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Galway"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠun̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Galway"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠanˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠunˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "droch-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "olc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dona"
}

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    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
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      "word": "donacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "donaigh"
    },
    {
      "word": "donaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "donán"
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    }
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      "form": "dona",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
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      "form": "dona",
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    {
      "form": "dona",
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      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "dona",
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      "form": "dona",
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    {
      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "dona",
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        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "form": "dhona",
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        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "níos measa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is measa",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ga-mut",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dona",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhona",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndona",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "expansion": "dona (comparative measa)",
      "name": "head"
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          "bad",
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        ],
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          "wretched",
          "wretched"
        ],
        [
          "ill",
          "ill"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠun̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠon̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/ ~ /ˈd̪ˠonˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Galway"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠun̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Galway"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠanˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠunˠə/",
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        "Mayo"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɞnˠə/",
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        "Ulster"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "droch-"
    },
    {
      "word": "olc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dona"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "dona"
  ],
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}

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{
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{
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{
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"dona" meaning in Irish

Adjective

Inflected forms