datio

datio

Latin

Etymology

    From + -tiō.

    Noun

    datiō f (genitive datiōnis); third declension

    1. the act of giving, allotting or distributing, giving up, surrender
      Synonym: dēditiō
    2. a gift
      Synonyms: dōnum, datum, oblātiō, pretium, praemium
    3. the right to give away property; right of alienation

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative datiō datiōnēs
    genitive datiōnis datiōnum
    dative datiōnī datiōnibus
    accusative datiōnem datiōnēs
    ablative datiōne datiōnibus
    vocative datiō datiōnēs

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • French: dation
    • Italian: dazio

    References

    • datio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • datio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • datio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.