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Latin
Etymology
Syncope of domina. Widely used in Vulgar, Late and Medieval Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
domna f (genitive domnae, masculine domnus); first declension
- (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) lady, mistress
Declension
First-declension noun.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- domna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- domna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Latvian
Noun
domna ? (??? please provide the declension type!)
- blast furnace
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin domna, shortened variant of Latin domina.
Pronunciation
Noun
domna f (oblique plural domnas, nominative singular domna, nominative plural domnas)
- woman, lady (female adult human being)
c. 1000, author unknown, Boecis:E sa ma dextra la domna u libre te- In her right hand, the woman held a book.
c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:Qual pro y auretz, dompna conja, / Si vostr’amors mi deslonja?- What gain for you, beautiful lady, if you distance me from your love?
c. 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Pel doutz chan que.l rossinhols fai:Domna, vostre sui e serai- Woman, yours I am and yours I will be.
Descendants
Swedish
Verb
domna (present domnar, preterite domnade, supine domnat, imperative domna)
- (often with bort (“away”) or av (“off”)) to go numb (temporarily lose sensation in some part of the body)
- Synonym: (usually of a leg or an arm) somna (“fall asleep”)
Jag har domnat (bort/av) i benet / Mitt ben har domnat (bort/av)- My leg has gone numb / fallen asleep
- (often with bort (“away”) or av (“off”), uncommon) to lose consciousness
få ett slag i huvudet och domna av- get hit on the head and lose consciousness
Conjugation
Conjugation of domna (weak)
References