doner

See also: Doner, döner, and Döner

English

Etymology 1

By ellipsis.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɒn.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊ.nɚ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun

doner (plural doners)

  1. doner kebab

Etymology 2

From done +‎ -er. Compare goner.

Noun

doner

  1. (Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.
    • 1922 (1984), James Joyce, Ulysses, page 86:
      One whiff of that and you're a doner.

Etymology 3

From done +‎ -er (comparative suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

doner

  1. (humorous, dialect) comparative form of done: more done
    • 1999 March 10, “WHAT'S THE BEEF ?”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch:
      With these cuts we generally recommend cooking no doner than medium-rare for a juicier product
    • 2007 June 3, “Suddenly, the field is level”, in Austin American-Statesman:
      Doner than a flank steak at a West Texas truck stop. Doner than Michael Vick's chances at next year's NFL citizenship award
    • 2008, Porochista Khakpour, Sons and Other Flammable Objects, page 228:
      they feared sounding stupid even to themselves out loud—and besides, the conversation was doner than done to them

See also

Etymology 4

See donor.

Noun

doner (plural doners)

  1. Misspelling of donor.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dōner

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dōnō

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

doner

  1. imperative of donere

Old French

Etymology

From Latin donāre, present active infinitive of dōnō. Forms in -ing and -gn- are from *dōneō, second conjugation variant of dōnō, while the formation of future stem is caused by syncopation from infinitive suffix common in strong verbs (laier, lerra). Compare Old Occitan donar.

Verb

doner

  1. to give

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of doner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive doner avoir doné
gerund en donant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle donant
past participle doné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present doing, doins dones done donons donez donent
imperfect donoie, doneie, donoe, doneve donoies, doneies, donoes, doneves donoit, doneit, donot, doneve doniiens, doniens doniiez, doniez donoient, doneient, donoent, donevent
preterite donai donas dona donames donastes donerent
future donrai, dorrai, dorai donras, dorras, doras donra, dorra, dora donrons, dorrons, dorons donroiz, donreiz, donrez, dorroiz, dorreiz, dorrez, doroiz, doreiz, dorez donront, dorront, doront
conditional donroie, donreie, dorroie, dorreie, doroie, doreie donroies, donreies, dorroies, dorreies, doroies, doreies donroit, donreit, dorroit, dorreit, doroit, doreit donriiens, donriens, dorriiens, dorriens, doriiens, doriens donriiez, donriez, dorriiez, dorriez, doriiez, doriez donroient, donreient, dorroient, dorreient, doroient, doreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present doigne, doinse doignes, doinses doigne, doint, dont, doinse, doinst donons, doigniens, doignons, doinsiens, doinsons donez, doigniez, doinsiez doignent, doinsent
imperfect donasse donasses donast donissons, donissiens donissoiz, donissez, donissiez donassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— done — donons donez —

Descendants
  • Middle French: donner
    • French: donner
      • → Romanian: dona
    • → Dutch: doneren
  • Norman: douner
  • Picard: donner
  • Walloon: dner, diner

References
  • “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 153
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