donum

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Inflection 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

dōnum (genitive dōnī); n, second declension

1. gift, present
   • from the Aeneid (II, 49) by Virgil

     Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.

     Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	dōnum	dōna
genitive	dōnī	dōnōrum
dative	dōnō	dōnīs
accusative	dōnum	dōna
ablative	dōnō	dōnīs
vocative	dōnum	dōna

[edit] Related terms

• dō
• dōnātiō
• dōnātīvum
• dōnō
• donec

[edit] Descendants

French: don Italian: dono

Portuguese: dom Spanish: don