donative
/ˈdəʊnətɪv/adjective, noun
donative is spelled D-O-N-A-T-I-V-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, donative means “Being or relating to a donation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in donative?
| Letters | 8: D-O-N-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is donative?
Donative appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce donative?
- /ˈdəʊnətɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-donative.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of donative
- more donative comparative
- most donative superlative
- donatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does donative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Being or relating to a donation.
noun
- 1
A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
- 2
A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does donative come from?
From Latin dōnātīvum (“a gratuity”), from dōnō (“to give [a present]”), from dōnum (“gift”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).