"dom" meaning in Portuguese

See dom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection||#default=|||||g=|head=}} dom, {{pt-interj}} dom
  1. the sound of the low note on a berimbau
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-intj-QpkIl1uB Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 23 12 13 15 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈdõ/ [Brazil], /ˈdõ/ [Portugal], /ˈdɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal] Forms: dons [plural], dõ [alternative, abbreviation, obsolete]
Rhymes: -õ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese dom, don, from Late Latin domnus, a syncopated form of Latin dominus (“lord, master”). The Latin form survived in ecclesiastical usage, evolving in Old Portuguese (and Western Romance) via cluster simplification from -mn- to -m-/-n-, with dom standardizing in Portuguese and don in Spanish. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|dom}} Old Galician-Portuguese dom, {{der|pt|la-lat|domnus}} Late Latin domnus, {{der|pt|la|dominus|t=lord, master}} Latin dominus (“lord, master”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} dom m (plural dons)
  1. donation; gift; present Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-noun-oxGeS3ob
  2. (figurative) benefit; merit; advantage; power; privilege Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-noun-VXEQhajh Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 23 12 13 15 20
  3. (religion) blessing; grace; mercy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-noun-E1-rke91 Categories (other): Religion, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 23 12 13 15 20 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  4. talent; aptitude; ability; skill; flair Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-noun-ReNAG3he Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 23 12 13 15 20
  5. (ironic) a knack for negative outcomes or discrediting oneself Tags: ironic, masculine
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-noun-0YGTd3mp Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 23 12 13 15 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dons [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} dom m (plural dons)
  1. alternative letter-case form of Dom Tags: alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: Dom Related terms: dona [feminine]
    Sense id: en-dom-pt-noun-mwlXvVnE Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 23 12 13 15 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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