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Danaus

Danaus

See also: Danaüs

English

Proper noun

Danaus

(Greek mythology) a mythical Egyptian king who founded Argos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰός ‎(Danaós).

Proper noun

Danaus m ‎(genitive Danaī); second declension

Danaus, a mythical Egyptian king who founded Argos

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Danaus
genitive	Danaī
dative	Danaō
accusative	Danaum
ablative	Danaō
vocative	Danae

Adjective

Danaus m ‎(feminine Danaa, neuter Danaum); first/second declension

belonging to Danaus
related to the Argives
Greek, Grecian

Declension

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	Danaus	Danaa	Danaum		Danaī	Danaae	Danaa
genitive	Danaī	Danaae	Danaī		Danaōrum	Danaārum	Danaōrum
dative	Danaō	Danaae	Danaō		Danaīs
accusative	Danaum	Danaam	Danaum		Danaōs	Danaās	Danaa
ablative	Danaō	Danaā	Danaō		Danaīs
vocative	Danae	Danaa	Danaum		Danaī	Danaae	Danaa

Related terms

Danaī
Danaidae
Danaides

Descendants

English: Danaus
French: Danaüs

References

Dănăus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “1 Dǎnǎus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “2 Dǎnǎus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
“Danaus¹ ~ī” on page 532/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
“Danaus² ~a, ~um” on page 532/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)