Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 573.dōnum on page 573
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dōnum gift
dōnum is a Latin Noun that primarily means gift.
Definitions for dōnum
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
gift, present
English derivatives:
donate donation condone
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A thing given (material or otherwise), present, gift.
- 2
An offering (to a god or sim.). (b) a prize, award (in a competition); a prize (awarded to a soldier for distinguished service).
- 3
A benefit, gift (regarded as the fruit of divine or sim. bounty).
Sentences with dōnum
Latin to English
Dōnum est magnum.Compare The gift is large.
Vōs eīs id dōnum dabitis.Compare You (pl.) will give this gift to them.
Puer minor maius dōnum accēpit.Compare The smaller boy received a larger gift.
Cum dōna iūcunda tulissent, potuī tamen īnsidiās eōrum cognōscere.Compare Although they had brought pleasing gifts, I was able nevertheless to recognize their treachery.
Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs er dōna ferentēs. (Vergil, Aeneid II.49)Compare Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts.
Dictator corona aureus in Capitolium, Iuppiter donum, pono.Compare The dictator placed a golden crown in the Capitol, as a gift to Jupiter.
Declension table for dōnum
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | dōnum | dōna |
| Gen. | dōnī | dōnōrum |
| Dat. | dōnō | dōnīs |
| Acc. | dōnum | dōna |
| Abl. | dōnō | dōnīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 27.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 573.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 123.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dōnum, dōnī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/donum-doni.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 27.dōnum, dōnī on page 27
