English Online Dictionary. What means madonna? What does madonna mean?
English
Etymology 1
Noun
madonna (plural madonnas)
- Alternative letter-case form of Madonna.
- A representation of the Virgin Mary.
- A morally pure woman.
- A lady.
- A representation of the Virgin Mary.
Related terms
- madonna-like, madonnalike
Etymology 2
Said to be named after the American singer Madonna.
Noun
madonna (plural madonnas)
- (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)
- 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
- Madonna (picture of Virgin Mary)
- (figuratively) Madonna (morally pure woman)
Declension
Derived terms
- madonnankuva
- madonnanpalvonta
Italian
Etymology
From Latin mea domina (“my lady”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈdɔn.na/
- Rhymes: -ɔnna
- Hyphenation: ma‧dòn‧na
Noun
madonna f (plural madonne)
- (now chiefly historical, literary) honorific title used to address women [from 12th c.]
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)
- a Madonna (a depiction of the Virgin Mary)
- (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
- (art, Christianity) Madonna, in particular an artistic depiction of Mary with the infant Jesus
- (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