Dardanus

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Dardanus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Diogenidae – certain hermit crabs.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος (Dárdanos).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdar.da.nus/, [ˈd̪ärd̪änʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdar.da.nus/, [ˈd̪ärd̪änus]

Proper noun edit

Dardanus m sg (genitive Dardanī); second declension

An ancient city in Troas situated between Ophrynium and Abydus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dardanus
Genitive	Dardanī
Dative	Dardanō
Accusative	Dardanum
Ablative	Dardanō
Vocative	Dardane
Locative	Dardanī

References edit

“Dardanus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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