dona

Meaning

1. (feminine) feminine of dono
2. (feminine) feminine of dono
3. (archaic, feminine, form-of, historical) female equivalent of dom: noble lady
4. (Brazil, Minas-Gerais, broadly, feminine) married woman; wife
5. (colloquial, feminine) lady (adult female human, especially one old enough to be a mother)

dono

1. (masculine) owner
2. (masculine) patriarch; head of a home or family
3. (masculine, term-of-address) master (used by a slave to address his owner)

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Concepts

lady

donna

mistress

woman

👩

Mrs.

Synonyms

senhora

dama

mulher

👩

Translations

doña

dame

signora

señora

Dame

Frau

👩

donna

👩

domina

κυρία

senyora

femme

👩

kyría

Madame

خَاتُون

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdõ.nɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: domina

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina. Doublet of dama. Compare Spanish doña, dueña.