donation
/dəʊˈneɪʃən/doh-NAY-shuhn
/doʊˈneɪʃən/doh-NAY-shuhn
Meaninga gift-giving
Common meaning: a gift, typically of money
- dona giftLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 611 · scan
- ationnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latindōnum, -ī‘a gift’
- Frenchdonation
- Englishdonation‘a gift, typically of money’ · today
don also in: donate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin dōnum ‘a gift’.
Roots
- dōnum, -ī Latin “a gift”
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