According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin. The word has also been compared with Ancient Greek δονέω (donéō, “to shake”), Latvian duonis (“reed”) and Proto-Germanic *tainaz (“rod, twig”).
δόνᾰξ • (dónax) m (genitive δόνᾰκος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ δόνᾰξ ho dónax |
τὼ δόνᾰκε tṑ dónake |
οἱ δόνᾰκες hoi dónakes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ δόνᾰκος toû dónakos |
τοῖν δονᾰ́κοιν toîn donákoin |
τῶν δονᾰ́κων tôn donákōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ δόνᾰκῐ tôi dónaki |
τοῖν δονᾰ́κοιν toîn donákoin |
τοῖς δόνᾰξῐ / δόνᾰξῐν toîs dónaxi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν δόνᾰκᾰ tòn dónaka |
τὼ δόνᾰκε tṑ dónake |
τοὺς δόνᾰκᾰς toùs dónakas | ||||||||||
Vocative | δόνᾰξ dónax |
δόνᾰκε dónake |
δόνᾰκες dónakes | ||||||||||
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