D.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"

English

Noun

D.

1. (law) District, as used in case citations.
2. (education) Abbreviation of doctor, as used in academic degrees.
3. (grammar) Abbreviation of dative case.

Derived terms

• D.D. (Doctor of Divinity)
• M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
• J.D. (Juris Doctor)

Latin

Proper noun

D. m (indeclinable)

1. Praenominal abbreviation of Decimus.

Adjective

D. (indeclinable)

1. (in titular formulae) abbreviation of dīvus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• d.

Noun

D. m (feminine D.ª)

1. abbreviation of Dom
2. abbreviation of Dona

Further reading

• “D.”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Noun

D. m (feminine D.ª)

1. abbreviation of Don