donum
donum Geschenk, Gabe
From Proto-Italic *dōnom, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom, from *deh₃-. Cognate to Sanskrit दान (dā́na).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdoː.nũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdɔː.num]
Noun
dōnum n (genitive dōnī); second declension
- gift, present
- Synonyms: datum, pretium, praemium, datiō
- Dōnum sanguinis – dōnum vītae
- Donation of blood – a gift of life
- offering, sacrifice
- Synonym: oblātiō
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dōnum | dōna |
| genitive | dōnī | dōnōrum |
| dative | dōnō | dōnīs |
| accusative | dōnum | dōna |
| ablative | dōnō | dōnīs |
| vocative | dōnum | dōna |