verbfirst conjugation
dōnō
dōnō (present infinitive dōnāre, perfect active dōnāvī, supine dōnātum)
Classical[ˈdoː.noː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔː.no]
№ 606 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to give
Caesar praedam militibus donat
Caesar gives the booty to the soldiersc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.11 - to present (someone with something)
Quem Caesar, ut erat de se meritus et de re publica, donatum milibus CC collaudatumque ab octavis ordinibus ad primipilum se traducere pronuntiavit […]
Whom (Scaeva, a Roman centurion of Caesar) Caesar, as he had been up to his expectations and the republique's as well, declared himself to promote from the eighth order to the rank of primipilus, besides having been presented with 200 000 sesterces and acclaimed by soldiers all […]c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 3.53iuvenem praestanti munere donat
he presents the youth with a noble gift29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 5.361 - to naturalize
donare aliquem cīvitāte
to naturalize someone (especially: to bestow the Roman citizenship on someone) - to bestow, grant
- to forgive, pardon
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dōnum dō; hospitī pōculum dōnāre.dōnō -āre — in Mille Verba, Convīvium
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dōnō | dōnābam | dōnābō | dōnāvī | dōnāveram dōnāram | dōnāverō dōnārō |
| 2nd sg. | dōnās | dōnābās | dōnābis | dōnāvistī dōnāstī | dōnāverās dōnārās | dōnāveris dōnāris |
| 3rd sg. | dōnat | dōnābat | dōnābit | dōnāvit dōnāt | dōnāverat dōnārat | dōnāverit dōnārit |
| 1st pl. | dōnāmus | dōnābāmus | dōnābimus | dōnāvimus dōnāmus | dōnāverāmus dōnārāmus | dōnāverimus dōnārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dōnātis | dōnābātis | dōnābitis | dōnāvistis dōnāstis | dōnāverātis dōnārātis | dōnāveritis dōnāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dōnant | dōnābant | dōnābunt | dōnāvērunt dōnārunt, dōnāvēre | dōnāverant dōnārant | dōnāverint dōnārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dōnem | dōnārem | dōnāverim dōnārim | dōnāvissem dōnāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dōnēs | dōnārēs | dōnāverīs dōnārīs | dōnāvissēs dōnāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dōnet | dōnāret | dōnāverit dōnārit | dōnāvisset dōnāsset |
| 1st pl. | dōnēmus | dōnārēmus | dōnāverīmus dōnārīmus | dōnāvissēmus dōnāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dōnētis | dōnārētis | dōnāverītis dōnārītis | dōnāvissētis dōnāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dōnent | dōnārent | dōnāverint dōnārint | dōnāvissent dōnāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dōnor | dōnābar | dōnābor |
| 2nd sg. | dōnāris dōnāre | dōnābāris dōnābāre | dōnāberis dōnābere |
| 3rd sg. | dōnātur | dōnābātur | dōnābitur |
| 1st pl. | dōnāmur | dōnābāmur | dōnābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dōnāminī | dōnābāminī | dōnābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dōnantur | dōnābantur | dōnābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dōner | dōnārer |
| 2nd sg. | dōnēris dōnēre | dōnārēris dōnārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dōnētur | dōnārētur |
| 1st pl. | dōnēmur | dōnārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dōnēminī | dōnārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dōnentur | dōnārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dōnā | dōnāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dōnāte | dōnāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dōnātō | dōnātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dōnātō | dōnātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dōnātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dōnantō | dōnantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dōnāre | dōnārī |
| perfect infinitive | dōnāvisse dōnāsse | dōnātum esse |
| future infinitive | dōnātūrum esse | dōnātum īrī |
| present participle | dōnāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dōnātus dōnāta, dōnātā, dōnātae, dōnātam, dōnātārum, dōnātās, dōnātī, dōnātōrum, dōnātōs |
| future participle | dōnātūrus dōnātūra, dōnātūrā, dōnātūrae, dōnātūram, dōnātūrārum, dōnātūrās, dōnātūre, dōnātūrī, dōnātūrīs, dōnātūrō, dōnātūrōrum, dōnātūrōs, dōnātūrum | dōnandus dōnanda, dōnandā, dōnandae, dōnandam, dōnandārum, dōnandās, dōnande, dōnandīs, dōnandōrum, dōnandōs |
gerunddōnandī, dōnandō, dōnandumsupinedōnātum, dōnātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- rude donatum esse (Phil. 2. 29)
- to retire from service.
- civitate donare aliquem (Balb. 3. 7)
- to make a man a citizen.
dōno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. donum.
I. To give one something as a present; to present, bestow; to grant, vouchsafe, confer (freq. and class.).
A. In gen.
1. Prop.:
donavi ei, quae voluit, quae postulavit: te quoque ei dono dedi, Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 5; cf. id. Poen. 2, 23: non pauca suis adjutoribus large effuseque donabat, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8 fin.: munera ista civibus tuis, id. Tusc. 5, 32, 90: praedam militibus, Caes. B. G. 7, 11 fin.: catenam ex voto Laribus, Hor. S. 1, 5, 65 et saep.: alicui non unius diei gratulationem, sed aeternitatem immortalitatemque, Cic. Pis. 3, 7: studiis temporum velut subseciva, Quint. 1, 12, 13: alicui gaudia, Hor. C. 3, 6, 27: (cadus) Spes donare novas largus, id. ib. 4, 12, 19: uxorem cum dote fidemque, etc., regina pecunia donat, id. Ep. 1, 6, 37: (aurae) Omnia (mandata) discerpunt et nubibus irrita donant, Verg. A. 9, 313 et saep.—(b). With inf. (poet.):
huic loricam Donat habere viro, Verg. A. 5, 262 (acc. to the Gr. δῶκεν ἵππον ἄγειν, Hom. Il. 23, 612); so id. ib. 10, 701: frui paratis, Hor. C. 1, 31, 18: divinare magnus mihi donat Apollo, id. S. 2, 5, 60.—(g). With ut and subj. (poet.):
Calliope, nostro donate labori, nota parum ut facta tradantur, etc., Sil. 12, 390. —2. Trop., to give up, sacrifice (cf. condono):
amicitias rei publicae, Cic. Fam. 5, 4, 2; so, iram patriae, Sil. 15, 603.—B. In partic., to remit, forgive a debt, obligation, or penalty.
1. Lit.:
mercedes habitationum annuas conductoribus donavit, Caes. B. C. 3, 21, 1: causam illi, Just. 32, 2, 4: legem, i. e. actionem lege datam, to give up, resign, Petr. poët. 18, 6; for which, negotium (with componere), Suet. Calig. 40. —2. Trop. for the more usual condonare, to forgive, pardon an offence or him that committed it, for another's sake (so perhaps not ante-Aug.):
culpa gravis precibus donatur saepe suorum, Ov. Pont. 2, 7, 51: noxae damnatus donatur populo Romano, donatur tribuniciae potestati, Liv. 8, 35; cf. id. 2, 35, 5 Drak.: patrem filio, Just. 32, 2, 5: victum memoriae patris, id. 38, 6; Flor. 3, 5, 10 Duker.II. Aliquem (aliquā re), to present one with any thing (class. and very freq.):
donis plurimis donatus, Plaut. Am. prol. 137; cf. id. Stich. 5, 2, 8; Caes. B. C. 3, 53 fin.: aliquem paterā, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 131; 134; 139: aliquem anulo aureo, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 80: aliquem civitate, id. Arch. 3, 5; Caes. B. G. 1, 47, 4: aliquem laureā Apollinari, Hor. C. 4, 2, 9 et saep.: meritos in proeliis more militiae donat, Sall. J. 54, 1; cf.: donatus atque laudatus magnifice pro contione, id. ib 8, 2 et saep.—Absol.: gaudent, currunt, celebrant, donant, tenent, Att. ap. Non. 317, 15 (Trag. Fragm. p. 193, ed. Rib.).—(b). Ante-class.: aliquem aliquid;
egon te pro hoc nuntio quid donem? Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 9. —(But in Enn. ap. Prob. Verg. E. 6 the right reading seems to be: fata docet fari, not fari donavit, v. Vahl. Enn. p. 7).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dōnō āvī, ātus, āre
donum.
I. I. To give as a present, present, bestow, grant, vouchsafe, confer : non pauca suis adiutoribus: praedam militibus, Cs.: uxorem cum dote, H.: (aurae mandata) nubibus donant, V.: caput Iunoni, devote , O.: mercedes conductoribus, remitted , Cs.: arma Lauso Donat habere umeris, V.: frui paratis, H.—Fig., to give up, sacrifice : amicitias rei p.— To forgive, pardon, remit : alcui aes alienum: Culpa precibus donatur saepe suorum, O.: noxae damnatus donatur populo R., for the sake of the people , L. —
II. II. To present, endow, gift : cohortem donis, Cs.: eum coronā: a Gaio civitate donatus est, Cs.: Laureā donandus Apollinari, H.: non donatus, without a gift , V.: ego te quid donem? T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~*déh₃n̥s
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₃nom
- Proto-Italic*dōnom
- Latindōnō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *dōnāō? Latin dono Perhaps from Proto-Italic *dōnāō. Equivalent to dōnum (“gift”) + -ō (denominative suffix). Italic cognates in Oscan 𐌃𐌖𐌍𐌀𐌕 (dunat) and Venetic [script needed] (donasto) point to a Proto-Italic etymology, although De Vaan suggests that it remains possible that these merely represented the same development occurring separately in different languages.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalandonar
- Occitandonarfrom Old Occitan donar
- Franco-Provençaldonar
- Old Frenchdoner
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesedoarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese dõar
- Spanishdonar
- Galiciandoarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese dõar
- Papiamentudunafrom Spanish donar
Italo-Romance
- Italiandonare
- Siciliandunari
Borrowings
- Albaniandhuroj
- Danishdonere
- Norwegian Bokmåldonere
- Swedishdonera