Danai

See also: danai and dañái

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Danaī m (genitive Danaum or Danaōrum); second declension

  1. 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

  1. genitive singular of Danaus

Adjective

Danaī

  1. masculine genitive singular of Danaus
  2. neuter genitive singular of Danaus
  3. masculine nominative singular of Danaus
  4. masculine vocative singular of Danaus

References

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