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don

[d̪ˠənˠ]

contraction

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. contraction of do + an
  2. to the
  3. A combined word made by joining 'do' (to) and 'an' (the). It is used to indicate something is going to or for the object.
Examples

Thug mé don bhuachaill é.

I gave it to the boy.

Pronunciationd̪ˠənˠ

Part of speechcontraction

Usage noteThis is a very common contraction in daily Irish.

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don in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.