Danai

See also: danai and dañái

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰοί (Danaoí, “the Danaans, the Greeks”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.na.iː/

Noun

Danaī m (genitive Danaum or Danaōrum); second declension

the Danaans, the Greeks
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.48:
  Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī! Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentīs.
  Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans, even when bringing gifts.

Declension

Second declension, with contracted genitive plural.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Danaī
Genitive	Danaōrum Danaum¹
Dative	Danaīs
Accusative	Danaōs
Ablative	Danaīs
Vocative	Danaī

¹Contraction found in poetry.

Noun

Danaī

genitive singular of Danaus

Adjective

Danaī

masculine genitive singular of Danaus
neuter genitive singular of Danaus
masculine nominative singular of Danaus
masculine vocative singular of Danaus

References

Dănăus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Dănăi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
“Danaī” on page 532/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

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