donum
See also: donům
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *dōnom, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom, from *deh₃-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdoː.num/, [ˈdoː.nũ]
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Noun
dōnum n (genitive dōnī); second declension
- gift, present
- from the Aeneid (II, 49) by Virgil
- Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
- Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.
- Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
- from the Aeneid (II, 49) by Virgil
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dōnum | dōna |
| genitive | dōnī | dōnōrum |
| dative | dōnō | dōnīs |
| accusative | dōnum | dōna |
| ablative | dōnō | dōnīs |
| vocative | dōnum | dōna |
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References
- donum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- donum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- donum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- donum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- prerogative, privilege: ius praecipuum, beneficium, donum, also immunitas c. Gen.
- prerogative, privilege: ius praecipuum, beneficium, donum, also immunitas c. Gen.
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