Daunii
English edit
Noun edit
Daunii pl (plural only)
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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 edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Dauniī |
Genitive | Dauniōrum |
Dative | Dauniīs |
Accusative | Dauniōs |
Ablative | Dauniīs |
Vocative | Dauniī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- 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