"Dom" meaning in Portuguese

See Dom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdõ/ [Brazil], /ˈdõ/ [Portugal] Forms: Dons [plural], D. [alternative, abbreviation], dom [alternative]
Rhymes: -õ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder.? Proto-Italic *domVnos Latin domĭnusder. Portuguese Dom Derived from Latin domĭnus (“lord; sir”). Compare Spanish Don. Doublet of dono and dominó. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:der|la:domĭnus<t:lord; sir>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder.? Proto-Italic *domVnos Latin domĭnusder. Portuguese Dom [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "lord; sir", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "master", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "home", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "build", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dem-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "lengthened acrostatic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-s", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dṓm", "gloss" : "house", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*domVnos", "gloss" : "master", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "domĭnus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "Dom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="Dom"> Derived from Latin domĭnus (“lord; sir”)., {{cog|es|Don}} Spanish Don, {{doublet|pt|dono|dominó}} Doublet of dono and dominó, {{ety|pt|:der|la:domĭnus<t:lord; sir>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder.? Proto-Italic *domVnos Latin domĭnusder. Portuguese Dom Derived from Latin domĭnus (“lord; sir”). Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} Dom m (plural Dons)
  1. Sir (an honorific title usually used before an adult man's given name, historically used by members of the high nobility, royalty, and certain religious categories in Portugal and Brazil) Tags: masculine Derived forms: dom-juan Coordinate_terms: Dona [feminine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdõ/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdõ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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    }
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    }
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    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-s#Proto-Indo-European:_lengthened_acrostatic"
    ],
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    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/domVnos#Proto-Italic:_master"
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      "domĭnus",
      "dominus#Latin"
    ],
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      "Don",
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    ],
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      "dono",
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    ],
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      "dominó",
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    ]
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    },
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    {
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}

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