Daunii
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English
Noun
Daunii pl (plural only)
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δαύνιοι (Daúnioi), said to be from the tribe's word for wolf, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dhau (“to strangle”), perhaps through Illyrian where the voiced aspirate dh is expected.[1] Compared to this are the god Faunus and Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, wolf”), though the latter is likely instead from *ǵʰwer-. More at Daunii and Faunus.
Proper noun
Dauniī m pl (genitive Dauniōrum); second declension
- A tribe of southern Italy, inhabiting the part of Apulia included between the rivers Aufidus and Frento
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Dauniī |
| genitive | Dauniōrum |
| dative | Dauniīs |
| accusative | Dauniōs |
| ablative | Dauniīs |
| vocative | Dauniī |
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References
- Daunia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Kershaw, Priscilla (2000): The One-eyed God: Odin and the (Indo-)Germanic Männerbünde, p. 131, 141