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“gift” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gift
donum: munus (a present [Vid: a PRESENT]; both also, general term of that which has been imparted to us by God, by nature, fortune, etc., with or without quasi prefixed): stips: beneficium (a gift to a poor man; a tender, liberal gift = to beg for a gift from anyone, stipem emendicare ab aliquo, Suet., Oct., 91): dos (that which is imparted to us by nature or by fortune; especially in plur., dotes): ingenium: facultas (natural parts or talents for anything; opposed to ars, acquired talent). Gifts of nature, naturae munera (i. e., natural parts or talents; to possess such, naturae muneribus ornatum esse): gifts of nature and of fortune, naturae fortunaeque dotes; bona, quae alicui natura et fortuna data sunt: natural gifts, naturale quoddam bonum (Vid: Nep., Thras., 1, 3): to possess distinguished gifts of mind and heart, *ingenii animique dotibus excellere: to possess in an eminent degree all the gifts of a statesman and general, omnibus belli ac togae dotibus eminentissimum esse: to possess the gift of being able to make one’s self beloved by every one, ars ad conciliandos animos alicui est or inest (Liv., 28, 18, med.): to possess it abundantly, ingenium or ars ad promerendam omnium voluntatem alicui superest (Suet., Tit., 1, in.): to possess dexterity in everything as a natural gift, alicui inest ad omnia naturalis ingenii dexteritas (Liv., 28, 18, med.): to possess the gift of eloquence, bene dicere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for gift?
The usual Latin words for “gift” are dōnum, mūnus, stips; also beneficium, dōs, ingenium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.