LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dōnātiō

dōnātiō f (genitive dōnātiōnis)
Classical[doːˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[doˈnat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A donation, gift
  2. An instance of giving, presenting

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedōnātiōdōnātiōnēs
genitivedōnātiōnisdōnātiōnum
dativedōnātiōnīdōnātiōnibus
accusativedōnātiōnemdōnātiōnēs
ablativedōnātiōnedōnātiōnibus
vocativedōnātiōdōnātiōnēs

dōnātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a presenting, a donation; in abstr. and concr. (for syn. cf.: donum, largitio, munus, donativum), Cic. Phil. 4, 4, 9; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 80; id. Opt. Gen. 7, 19; id. Rosc. Am. 9; Just. Inst. 2, 7, de donationibus; the same title appears in Dig. 39, 5, and 6; Cod. Just. 5, 3; Vulg. Rom. 5, 17 al.; cf. Rein's Privatr. p. 202 sq., and 340.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~*déh₃n̥s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déh₃nom
  4. Proto-Italic*dōnom
  5. Latindōnātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *dōnāō? Latin dōnō, dōnāre Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dōnātiō From dōnō, dōnāre (“to give”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Portuguesedoaçãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese doaçon
  • Catalandonació
  • Frenchdonationfrom Middle French donation
  • Romaniandonațiefrom Middle French donation
  • Englishdonationfrom Middle French donation
  • GermanDonation
  • Italiandonazione
  • Spanishdonación
  • Galiciandoazónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese doaçon
  • Albaniandhuratë

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDonatioDonatio or gift is an agreement between two persons, by which one gives without remuneration and without being under any legal obligation (nullo jure …

Quick answers

What does dōnātiō mean in Latin?
dōnātiō, a noun, means “A donation, gift; An instance of giving, presenting”.
What is the genitive of dōnātiō?
The genitive singular is dōnātiōnis. dōnātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dōnātiō?
In classical Latin, [doːˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [doˈnat.t͡si.o].
Where does dōnātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s → Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom → Proto-Italic *dōnom → Latin dōnātiō.