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Latin
Etymology
From Old Ossetic (Sarmatian) *dānu nazdya "the close river" (the Dniepr being the far one). The first element is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰánwati << *dʰénh₂- ~ dʰn̥h₂-u- << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Danaster m sg (genitive Danastrī); second declension
- Synonym of Tyras, the Dniester River.
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.
References
- Danaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.