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English
Contraction
dont
- Misspelling of don't.
- Obsolete spelling of don't
Breton
Alternative forms
Etymology
A suppletive verb. The verbal noun is from Middle Breton donet (influenced by monet (“to go”)), from Old Breton diminet. Cognate with Welsh dyfod, dod, and Cornish dos, dones; from Old Breton di, do + monet (“to go”). The other forms are from Proto-Celtic *toageti, itself also a suppletive verb (stemming from *ageti (“to drive”) and *pelh₂-). See also Old Irish do·aig (“to drive off”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dont
- (intransitive) to come
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Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
dont
- a (piece of) work, a deed
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French dont, from Old French dunt, from Vulgar Latin/Latin dē unde (“from where”). Compare Spanish donde (“where”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dont m or f
- of/from whom/which, whose; whereof
Vous rappelez-vous ce dont je vous ai parlé ?- Do you remember that of which we spoke?
Il n’est rien dont je sois encore certain.- There is nothing of which I am still certain.
Quel est le pays dont provient cette marchandise suspecte ?- What is the country from which the suspicious merchandise comes?
J’ai décidé d’abandonner l’affaire dont je vous ai entretenu il y a quelques jours.- I decided to abandon the matter of which we have been speaking for a few days.
La maladie dont il est mort porte un nom imprononçable.- The disease of which he died has an unpronounceable name.
Les pays dont nous n’avons point de connaissance sont les destinations privilégiées des grands aventuriers.- The countries of which we have little knowledge are the privileged destinations of great adventurers.
Ces étoiles — dont le nom m’échappe — sont les plus brillantes de la voûte céleste.- These stars, whose names escape me, are the brightest in the skies.
Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise.- Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the Quebecois nation.
- (sometimes) by which
Le coup dont il fut frappé.- The blow by which he was struck.
- Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
Il a eu dix enfants, dont neuf filles.- He had ten children, nine of them girls.
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References
- ^ Dauzat, Albert with Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse
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Middle English
Noun
dont
- Alternative form of dint
Middle French
Alternative forms
Pronoun
dont
- of whom; of which
Descendants
Occitan
Pronunciation
Preposition
dont
- including, such as
2019 October 31, “Los Estats Units an reconegut lo genodici armèni”, in Jornalet:A l'ora d'ara, son de desenas d’estats qu’an reconegut lo genocidi armèni, dont l’estat francés.- Currently, there are dozens of states that have recognized the Armenian genocide, including the French state.