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donat

donat noun: a rank in some knightly orders.

Noun (1)

donat (plural donats)

  1. A rank in some knightly orders.

Noun (2)

donat (plural donats)

  1. (obsolete) A grammar (book); a primer (of Latin)

Proper noun capitalized: Donat

Donat (countable and uncountable, plural Donats)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Muntogna da Schons municipality, Grisons canton, Switzerland.

Forms of donat

Noun
pluraldonats
alternative formDonat
alternative formdonet
Proper noun
pluralDonats

Origin of donat

From Middle English donet, from Old French, from Latin Donatus, a famous grammarian.

* As a French, German, Polish, English, Slovak, and Czech surname, all from the Medieval Latin saint's name Donatus, the past participle of donare (“to give”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Dunnett.

Words formed from donat

Questions about donat

What does donat mean?
Donat means a rank in some knightly orders.
What part of speech is donat?
Donat can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of donat?
The plural of donat is donats.

Words near donat in the dictionary

  1. donanemab
  2. Donar
  3. donaries
  4. donary
  5. donas
  6. donat
  7. donatable
  8. donataries
  9. donatary
  10. donatary captain
  11. donatary captaincies

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