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English
Noun
primadonna (plural primadonnas)
- Alternative spelling of prima donna
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpri.maˈdɔn.na/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔnna
- Hyphenation: pri‧ma‧dòn‧na
Noun
primadonna f (plural primedonne)
- Alternative form of prima donna
References
- ^ primadonna in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
prima + donna. From Italian prima donna (literally “first lady”).
Noun
primadonna f (definite singular primadonnaa, indefinite plural primadonnaer, definite plural primadonnaene)
- prima donna
References
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian prima donna (“first lady”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pri.maˈdɔn.na/
- Rhymes: -ɔnna
- Syllabification: pri‧ma‧don‧na
Noun
primadonna f
- (opera) prima donna
Declension
Further reading
Swedish
Noun
primadonna c
- a prima donna
Declension
References