Danai
See also: danai and dañái
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰοί (Danaoí, “the Danaans, the Greeks”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.iː/, [ˈd̪änäiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.i/, [ˈd̪äːnäi]
Proper noun
Danaī m pl (genitive Danaōrum or Danaum); 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.
- Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī! Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentīs.
Declension
Second-declension noun (contracted genitive plural), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Danaī |
Genitive | Danaōrum Danaum1 |
Dative | Danaīs |
Accusative | Danaōs |
Ablative | Danaīs |
Vocative | Danaī |
1Contraction found in poetry.
Proper noun
Danaī
- genitive singular of Danaus
Adjective
Danaī
- inflection of Danaus:
- masculine/neuter genitive singular
- masculine nominative/vocative singular
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)