English

Noun

donax ‎(plural donaxes)

1. (botany) A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόναξ ‎(dónax).

Noun

donax m ‎(genitive donacis); third declension

1. reed
2. A kind of marine fish
3. The male scallop or pecten

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• donax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “donax”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.