Daunii
English
Noun
Daunii pl (plural only)
- The ancient inhabitants of Daunia in southern Italy.
Related terms
- Daunian
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δαύνιοι (Daúnioi), said to be from the tribe's word for wolf, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dhau (“to strangle”), perhaps through Illyrian where the voiced aspirate dh is expected.[1] Compared to this are the god Faunus and Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, wolf”), though the latter is likely instead from *ǵʰwer-. More at Daunii and Faunus.
Proper noun
Dauniī m pl (genitive Dauniōrum); second declension
- A tribe of southern Italy, inhabiting the part of Apulia included between the rivers Aufidus and Frento
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Dauniī |
| Genitive | Dauniōrum |
| Dative | Dauniīs |
| Accusative | Dauniōs |
| Ablative | Dauniīs |
| Vocative | Dauniī |
Derived terms
- Daunia
References
- Daunia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Kershaw, Priscilla (2000): The One-eyed God: Odin and the (Indo-)Germanic Männerbünde, p. 131, 141