"don" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔn/ Forms: donna [feminine], madama [feminine], dom [alternative, archaic]
Rhymes: -ɔn Etymology: From a shortening of an earlier donno, from dom'no (used by Dante), from Latin domnus < dominus. Compare Sicilian don. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|domnus}} Latin domnus, {{cog|scn|don}} Sicilian don Head templates: {{head|it|noun|feminine|donna|or|madama|g=m}} don m (feminine donna or madama)
  1. Father (a title given to priests) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-don-it-noun-VBLsHq-L Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. A title of respect to a man (historically, also the title of the lowest ranked nobles in Southern Italy): sir Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-don-it-noun-rnBWcb1f Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
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      ],
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    }
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        "1": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin domnus",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
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      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian don",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "madama",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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        "6": "madama",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "don m (feminine donna or madama)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dòn"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "dòn"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A title of respect to a man (historically, also the title of the lowest ranked nobles in Southern Italy): sir"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "don"
}
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    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 41 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔn",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔn/1 syllable"
  ],
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        "borrowed"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "donna",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "madama",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
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        "5": "or",
        "6": "madama",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "don m (feminine donna or madama)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dòn"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "dòn"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Father (a title given to priests)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Father",
          "Father"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "don"
}

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