Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• doma
• dompna

Noun

domna f ‎(oblique plural domnas, nominative singular domna, nominative plural domnas)

1. woman, lady (female adult human being)
   • circa 1000, author unknown, Boecis:

     E sa ma dextra la domna u libre te

     In her left 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?

   • circa 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

• Catalan: dona
• Occitan: dòna