Danai

From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰοί (Dănăoí, “the Danaans, the Greeks”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈda.na.iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪aː.na.i]

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.

Second-declension noun (contracted genitive plural), plural only.

¹Contraction found in poetry.

Danaī

1. genitive singular of Danaus

Danaī

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

• “Dănăus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Dănăi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Danaī” on page 532/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)