Danai

See also: danai and dañái

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Danaī m pl (genitive Danaōrum or Danaum); 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 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

  1. genitive singular of Danaus

Adjective

Danaī

  1. inflection of Danaus:
    1. masculine/neuter genitive singular
    2. masculine nominative/vocative singular

References

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