donn1, m. (gs. doinn). 1. Brown (colour). ~ a chaitheamh, to wear brown. 2. Brown animal. (a) (Of male) An D~ Cuailgne, the Brown Bull of Cuailgne. (b) (Of female) f. (gs. doinne). An ~ a bhleán, to milk the brown cow. 3. Hard brown timber. ~ darach, heartwood of oak. ~ réidh, straight-grained bogwood.
donn2, m. (gs. & npl. doinn, gpl. ~). 1. Lit: Noble, prince. 2. Pr.n. Dar D~! By Jove!
donn3, a1. 1. Brown. Dath, páipéar, ~, brown colour, paper. Gruaig dhonn, brown hair. Arán, siúcra, ~, brown bread, sugar. 2. Brown-haired. Buachaill, cailín, ~, brown-haired boy, girl. 3. (a) Made of hard brown timber. Dabhcha ~a, heartwood vats. Sciatha ~a, hardwood shields. (b) Strong, solid. Teach ~ daingean, strong and secure house. An domhan ~, the solid earth. 4. (Used as intensifying term) An duine ~ deireanach, the very last person. Go díreach ~, exactly so.