madonna

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

madonna (plural madonnas)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Madonna.
   1. A representation of the Virgin Mary.
   2. A morally pure woman.
   3. A lady.

Related terms

• madonna-like, madonnalike

Etymology 2

Said to be named after the American singer Madonna.

Noun

madonna (plural madonnas)

1. (skateboarding) A one-footed lien-to-tail trick, where the front foot is taken off and kicked out straight down behind the board.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Madonna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaːˈdɔ.naː/
• Hyphenation: ma‧don‧na

Noun

madonna f (plural madonna's)

1. Madonna, in particular an artistic depiction of Mary with the infant Jesus

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian madonna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdonːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝do̞nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdonːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧don‧na

Noun

madonna

1. Madonna (picture of Virgin Mary)
2. (figurative) Madonna (morally pure woman)

Declension

Derived terms

• madonnankuva
• madonnanpalvonta

Further reading

• "madonna" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mea domina (“my lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɔn.na/
• Rhymes: -ɔnna
• Hyphenation: ma‧dòn‧na

Noun

madonna f (plural madonne)

1. (now chiefly historical, literary) honorific title used to address women [from 12th c.]

Interjection

madonna

1. (sometimes mildly vulgar, slang) express anger, astonishment, fear etc.

   Synonym: cristo

Derived terms

Related terms

• della madonna

Descendants

• → French: madone
• → Greek: μαντόνα (mantóna)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: منتونا‎ (mantona, “mistress, concubine”)
• → Spanish: madona

Further reading

• Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 90
• Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 38

Anagrams

• mandano, mondana

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian madonna.

Noun

madonna f (definite singular madonnaa, indefinite plural madonnaer, definite plural madonnaene)

1. a Madonna (a depiction of the Virgin Mary)
2. (chiefly definite singular) the Virgin Mary

References

• “madonna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian madonna, from Latin mea domina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdɔn.na/
• Rhymes: -ɔnna
• Syllabification: ma‧don‧na
• Homophone: Madonna

Noun

madonna f

1. (art, Christianity) Madonna, in particular an artistic depiction of Mary with the infant Jesus
2. (humorous) woman of subtle, spiritual beauty

Declension

Further reading

• madonna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• madonna in Polish dictionaries at PWN