donation
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English
Etymology
From Middle English donacion, donation, from Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiō (“a present”), from dōnō (“to give”), from dōnum (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dəʊˈneɪʃən/
- (US) enPR: dōnā'shən, IPA(key): /doʊˈneɪʃən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
donation (plural donations)
- A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
- And some donation freely to estate
On the bless'd lovers.
- The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
- After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.
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Translations
a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause
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Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
donation c (singular definite donationen, plural indefinite donationer)
Declension
Declension of donation
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | donation | donationen | donationer | donationerne |
genitive | donations | donationens | donationers | donationernes |
Further reading
French
Etymology
From Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
donation f (plural donations)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: donație
Further reading
- “donation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin dōnātiōnem, accusative singular of dōnātiō.
Noun
donation f (plural donations)
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin dōnātiō, attested from 1620.[1]
Noun
donation c
- donation (act or instance of donating)
Declension
Declension of donation | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | donation | donationen | donationer | donationerna |
Genitive | donations | donationens | donationers | donationernas |
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References
- ^ donation in Svensk ordbok.
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