Danae

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæn.eɪ.i/ (compare with Pasiphae)

Proper noun

Danae

  1. (Greek mythology) The mother of Perseus by Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) 61 Danaë, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name.

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δανάη (Danáē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/
  • Rhymes: -anae
  • Hyphenation: Dà‧na‧e

Proper noun

Danae f

  1. (Greek mythology) Danae

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Δανάη (Danáē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Danaē f sg (genitive Danaēs); first declension

  1. (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

Adjective

Danae

  1. 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.
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