dation
French, noun/da.sjɔ̃/
dation is spelled D-A-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 108,277th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dation is a French feminine noun meaning “the act of giving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de donner”.
What does dation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of giving
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de donner. 2. Action de donner, donation. 3. Dation en paiement, mode d'exécution d’une obligation dans lequel le débiteur fournit avec l’accord du créancier, une prestation autre que celle qui avait été prévue. 4. Attribution d’un nom à un enfant, généralement à un nouveau-né.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dation
- dations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dation?
- /da.sjɔ̃/
- \da.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dation in French?
dation appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).