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doner
doner
English
Adjective
doner
- (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
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See also
Etymology 2
From done + -er. Compare goner.
Noun
doner
- (Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.
- 1922 (1984), James Joyce, Ulysses, page 86:
- One whiff of that and you're a doner.
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Etymology 3
By ellipsis.
Noun
doner (plural doners)
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
From Latin donāre, present active infinitive of dōnō. Compare Old Provençal donar.
Verb
doner
- 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
References
- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-09838-6, page 153