Danae
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English
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Danae
- (Greek mythology) The mother of Perseus by Zeus.
- (astronomy) 61 Danaë, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name.
Translations
References
- ^ Wells, John C. (2000) Longman Pronouncing Dictionary, 2nd edition, Longman, →ISBN
- ^ “Danae”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “Danae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δανάη (Danáē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Danae f
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Δανάη (Danáē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.eː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/,
Proper noun
Danaē f sg (genitive Danaēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Danaē |
| genitive | Danaēs |
| dative | Danaae |
| accusative | Danaēn |
| ablative | Danaē |
| vocative | Danaē |
Descendants
Etymology 2
See Danaus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.e/,
Adjective
Danae
References
- “Danae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Danae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.