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donative

/ˈdəʊnətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
do-na-tive
IPA
/ˈdəʊnətɪv/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a donation.

noun

A gift; a largess; a gratuity.

noun

A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin dōnātīvum (“a gratuity”), from dōnō (“to give [a present]”), from dōnum (“gift”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dōnātīvum

Inflected Forms

more donative (comparative) most donative (superlative) donatives (plural)

Derived Forms

donatively

Questions

How do you pronounce donative?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdəʊnətɪv/.
What does donative mean?
Being or relating to a donation.
Where does donative come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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