Danae
English
Alternative forms
- Danaë
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæn.eɪ.i/ (compare with Pasiphae)
Proper noun
Danae
- (Greek mythology) The mother of Perseus by Zeus.
- (astronomy) 61 Danaë, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name.
Translations
Asteroid
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Anagrams
- A and E, EDANA, Edana
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δανάη (Danáē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/
- Rhymes: -anae
- Hyphenation: Dà‧na‧e
Proper noun
Danae f
- (Greek mythology) Danae
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Δανάη (Danáē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.eː/, [ˈd̪änäeː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/, [ˈd̪äːnäe]
Proper noun
Danaē f sg (genitive Danaēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Danae
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Danaē |
Genitive | Danaēs |
Dative | Danaae |
Accusative | Danaēn |
Ablative | Danaē |
Vocative | Danaē |
Descendants
- → English: Danae
- French: Danaé
- Italian: Danae
Etymology 2
See Danaus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/, [ˈd̪änäɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/, [ˈd̪äːnäe]
Adjective
Danae
- vocative masculine singular of Danaus
References
- “Danae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Danae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette