Danai

See also: danai and dañái

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰοί (Dănăoí, 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 (alternative genitive plural in -um), plural only.

plural
nominative Danaī
genitive Danaōrum
Danaum
dative Danaīs
accusative Danaōs
ablative Danaīs
vocative Danaī

Proper noun

Danaī

  1. genitive singular of Danaus

Adjective

Danaī

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

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