Meaning of dōnum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. gift, present
   declension-2
2. offering, sacrifice
   declension-2
3. Equivalent to 'gift': Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

Equivalents

Examples

“Dōnum sanguinis – dōnum vītae”

Donation of blood – a gift of life

“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.”

“flōreat ut tōtō carmen Nāsōnis in aevō, sparge, precor, dōnīs pectora nostra tuīs. So that the song of Naso may flourish in every age, sprinkle, I pray, our hearts with your gifts! (Just as Flora (mythology) blooms eternal, Ovid asks the goddess to ensure that his poetry delights his readers – “our hearts” – forever.)”

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