LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

datum1

datum n (genitive datī)
Classical[ˈda.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaː.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutergift, present
    Quia non suppetunt dictis data.Because his gifts do not match his words.c. 209 BCE, Plautus, Asinaria 1.1.40

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedatumdata
genitivedatīdatōrum
dativedatōdatīs
accusativedatumdata
ablativedatōdatīs
vocativedatumdata

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin datusnom. Latin datum Nominalization of datus.

Elsewhere
  • Catalandau
  • Englishdatum
  • Frenchdé
  • GermanDatum
  • Italiandato
  • Italiandado
  • Occitandat
  • Portuguesedado
  • Spanishdato
  • Spanishdado
Gallo-Italic
  • Romagnoldêd
Modern Greek
  • Ancient Greekδεδομένο
  • Ancient Greekδώρο
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Datum2
Datum n sg (genitive Datī)
Classical[ˈda.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaː.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularA town of Macedonia famous for its goldmines

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDatum—
genitiveDatī—
dativeDatō—
accusativeDatum—
ablativeDatō—
vocativeDatum—
locativeDatī—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάτον (Dáton).

Quick answers

What does datum mean in Latin?
datum, a noun, means “gift, present”.
What is the genitive of datum?
The genitive singular is datī. datum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce datum?
In classical Latin, [ˈda.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdaː.tum].