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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰοί (Danaoí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːnaɐ/
- Hyphenation: Da‧na‧er
Noun
Danaer m (strong, genitive Danaers, plural Danaer, feminine Danaerin)
- Danaan
1793, Johann Heinrich Voß, Ilias [Iliad], Insel Verlag, published 1990, →ISBN, lines 1:240-244:Wahrlich vermißt wird Achilleus hinfort von den Söhnen Achaias / Allzumal; dann suchst du umsonst, wie sehr du dich härmest, / Rettung, wenn sie in Scharen, vom männermordenden Hektor / Niedergestürzt, hinsterben; und tief in der Seele zernagt dich / Zürnender Gram, daß den besten der Danaer nichts du geehret!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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