Definition
The plural form of 'dominus,' Latin for 'lord' or 'master,' used in formal or religious contexts, or the possessive phrase 'Domini' in 'Anno Domini' (year of the Lord).
Etymology
From Latin 'dominus' meaning 'master' or 'lord,' the root of English words like 'domain,' 'dominant,' and 'dominion.' The word reflects hierarchical relationships in Roman society and was heavily used in religious Latin.
Kelly Says
Every time you write a year as 'AD' (like 2024 AD), you're using 'Domini'—it's short for 'Anno Domini' (In the Year of the Lord), which means the entire Western calendar system literally centers dates around Christ as 'the Lord,' embedding religious authority into how we measure time itself.
Translations
ARالعربية
سيادة
say-a-dah
CACatalà
dominació
doh-mee-nee-a-syo
DADansk
herredømme
her-red-om-me
DEDeutsch
Herrschaft
her-shäft
ELΕλληνικά
κυριαρχία
ki-ri-ar-kee-a
ESEspañol
dominio
doh-mee-nee-oh
FRFrançais
dominion
doh-mee-nee-on
HIहिन्दी
प्रभुत्व
pra-bhut-v
HUMagyar
uralkodás
u-ral-ko-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekuasaan
ke-ku-a-saan
ITItaliano
dominio
doh-mee-nee-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
kuasa
ku-a-sa
NLNederlands
heerschappij
heers-chap-pee
NONorsk
herredømme
her-red-om-me
PLPolski
panowanie
pa-no-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
domínio
doh-mee-nyoo
RUРусский
владение
vlas-de-nee-ye
SVSvenska
herrskap
her-skap
SWKiswahili
tawala
ta-wa-la
TAதமிழ்
ஆதிக்கம்
a-dhi-kam
TEతెలుగు
పరిపాలన
pa-ri-pa-la-na
TLTL
kapangyarihan
ka-pan-ga-ya-ri-han
TRTürkçe
hükümranlık
hük-üm-ran-lik
UKУкраїнська
володіння
vo-lo-dinn-ya
VITiếng Việt
quan li
kwan lee