LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Donatus

Donatus m sg (genitive Donatī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara male given name, notably held by Donatus Magnus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDonatus—
genitiveDonatī—
dativeDonatō—
accusativeDonatum—
ablativeDonatō—
vocativeDonate—

Dōnātus, i, m.
I. Aelius D., a celebrated Roman grammarian of the fourth century of our era, teacher of Jerome, and commentator on Terence; cf. Baehr's Lit. Gesch. p. 533 sq., and 68.—
II. Tiberius Claudius D., a commentator on Vergil, who lived about A.D. 400; cf. Baehr's Lit. Gesch. p. 91; Teuffel, Röm. Lit. § 423.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDonatusDonatus. was bishop of Casa Nigra, in Numidia, in the early part of the fourth century (A. D. 312), and from him, together with another prelate of the…

Quick answers

What does Donatus mean in Latin?
Donatus, a proper noun, means “a male given name, notably held by Donatus Magnus”.
What is the genitive of Donatus?
The genitive singular is Donatī. Donatus is masculine, second declension.