"donna" meaning in Italian

See donna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔn.na/ Forms: donne [plural], donnétta [derogatory, diminutive, endearing, sometimes], donnóna [augmentative], donnóne [augmentative, masculine], donnàccia [error-unknown-tag, pejorative], donnàccola [derogatory, error-unknown-tag], donnùcola [derogatory, error-unknown-tag], donnàcchera [derogatory, error-unknown-tag]
Rhymes: -ɔnna Etymology: From Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina (“lady, mistress of an estate or household”), from dominus (“master”), from domus (“home”). Doublet of dama. Cognate with Sicilian donna. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|domna}} Late Latin domna, {{inh|it|la|domina|t=lady, mistress of an estate or household}} Latin domina (“lady, mistress of an estate or household”), {{doublet|it|dama}} Doublet of dama, {{cog|scn|donna}} Sicilian donna Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=donnóna,donnóne<g:m>|derog=donnàccola<t:common womman; gossip>,donnùcola<t:poor woman in bad conditions>,donnàcchera<t:filthy or cowardly woman>|dim=donnétta<q:sometimes derogatory or endearing>;donnìna,donnìno<g:m><pos:also, “house-husband”>|dim_derog=donnùccia,donnicciòla<pos:also, “weak or gossipy man”>|pej=donnàccia<t:bad-tempered woman or woman of bad habits>}} donna f (plural donne, diminutive (sometimes derogatory or endearing) donnétta; donnìna or donnìno m (also, “house-husband”), augmentative donnóna or donnóne m, pejorative donnàccia (“bad-tempered woman or woman of bad habits”), derogatory donnàccola (“common womman; gossip”) or donnùcola (“poor woman in bad conditions”) or donnàcchera (“filthy or cowardly woman”), diminutive-derogatory donnùccia or donnicciòla (also, “weak or gossipy man”))
  1. woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-donna-it-noun-zy5b~x7w
  2. (archaic) lady Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: signora, dama
    Sense id: en-donna-it-noun-SVR4cqZk Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Chess Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 4 40 4 46 5 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 50 0 50 0
  3. wife Tags: feminine Synonyms: moglie
    Sense id: en-donna-it-noun-nVKjyOTW
  4. (card games) queen Tags: feminine Synonyms: regina
    Sense id: en-donna-it-noun-qcPB92dF Categories (other): Card games, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Card games, Chess Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 40 2 52 3 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 4 40 4 46 5 Disambiguation of Card games: 2 15 2 79 2 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 50 0 50 0 Topics: card-games, games
  5. actress Tags: feminine Synonyms: attrice
    Sense id: en-donna-it-noun-28LJ~1m5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: donna di cuori, donna di fiori, donna di picche, donna di quadri, donnacchera, donnaiuolo, donnesco, donnetta, donnicciuola, donnina, gentildonna, madonna, prima donna, re, regina, torre, alfiere, cavallo, pedone, asso, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci, fante, jolly, joker, matta, bambina, femmina, ragazza, signora

Inflected forms

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      "topics": [
        "card-games",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "actress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "actress",
          "actress"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "attrice"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔn.na/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔnna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "donna"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: donnìna or donnìno m (also, “house-husband”)",
  "path": [
    "donna"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "donna",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: diminutive-derogatory donnùccia or donnicciòla (also, “weak or gossipy man”)",
  "path": [
    "donna"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "donna",
  "trace": ""
}

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