Дон
/[don]/
Russianname
Definitions
- 1.Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov)
- 2.a transliteration of the English male given name Don
Etymology
Old East Slavic Донъ (Donŭ), perhaps from Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬎 (dānu, “river”), from Proto-Iranian *dānu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu. Cognate with Ukrainian Дін (Din), Ancient Greek Τάναϊς (Tánaïs), Ossetian дон (don, “river”).
Forms
- Donromanization
- До́наgenitive
- донско́йadjective • relational
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | До́н | — |
| Genitive | До́на | — |
| Dative | До́ну | — |
| Accusative | До́н | — |
| Instrumental | До́ном | — |
| Prepositional | До́не | — |
| Locative | Дону́ | — |
Nominative
Singular
До́н
Plural
—
Genitive
Singular
До́на
Plural
—
Dative
Singular
До́ну
Plural
—
Accusative
Singular
До́н
Plural
—
Instrumental
Singular
До́ном
Plural
—
Prepositional
Singular
До́не
Plural
—
Locative
Singular
Дону́
Plural
—