Δαναΐς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Δαναός (Danaós, “Danaus”) + -ις (-is); feminine of Δαναΐδης (Danaḯdēs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /da.na.ís/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /da.naˈis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ða.naˈis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ða.naˈis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ða.naˈis/
Proper noun
Δᾰνᾰΐς • (Dănăḯs) f (genitive Δᾰνᾰΐδος); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Δᾰνᾰΐς hē Dănăḯs |
τὼ Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δε tṑ Dănăĭ̈́de |
αἱ Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δες hai Dănăĭ̈́des | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δος tês Dănăĭ̈́dos |
τοῖν Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δοιν toîn Dănăĭ̈́doin |
τῶν Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δων tôn Dănăĭ̈́dōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δῐ tēî Dănăĭ̈́dĭ |
τοῖν Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δοιν toîn Dănăĭ̈́doin |
ταῖς Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́σῐ / Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́σῐν taîs Dănăĭ̈́sĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δᾰ tḕn Dănăĭ̈́dă |
τὼ Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δε tṑ Dănăĭ̈́de |
τᾱ̀ς Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δᾰς tā̀s Dănăĭ̈́dăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Δᾰνᾰΐς Dănăḯs |
Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δε Dănăĭ̈́de |
Δᾰνᾰῐ̈́δες Dănăĭ̈́des | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- Δαναΐδης (Danaḯdēs) (masculine)
Descendants
- Greek:
- Δαναΐς (Danaḯs)
- Δαναΐδα (Danaḯda) (plural Δαναΐδες (Danaḯdes))
- Latin: Danais (plural Danaidēs)
- Coptic: ⲇⲁⲛⲁⲓⲥ (danais)
Further reading
- “Δαναΐς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Δαναΐς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Δαναΐς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008