Danaus

See also: Danaüs

Translingual

Danaus plexippus (monarch butterfly)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Danaus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – called tigers, milkweeds, monarchs, wanderers, and queens.
2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Nymphalidae – Danaus (Danaus), that includes Danaus plexippus.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Danainae - subfamily; Danaini - tribe; Danaina - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Danaus plexippus (monarch butterfly) - type species; Danaus affinis (Malay tiger), Danaus chrysippus (African monarch, common tiger), Danaus cleophile (Jamaican monarch), Danaus dorippus (dorippus tiger), Danaus eresimus tropical queen), Danaus erippus (southern monarch), Danaus genutia (common tiger, Indian monarch), Danaus gilippus (queen), Danaus hamata (syn. of Tirumala hamata, blue tiger), Danaus ismare (Ismare tiger), Danaus melanippus (white tiger), Danaus petilia (lesser wanderer) - other species

References

• Danaus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Danaus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Danaus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Danaus at AnimalBase
• Danaus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Danaus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

English

Etymology

From Latin Danaus, from Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰός (Danaós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæn.eɪ.əs/

Proper noun

Danaus

1. (Greek mythology) a mythical Egyptian king who founded Argos

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰός (Danaós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈda.na.us/, [ˈd̪änäʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.na.us/, [ˈd̪äːnäus]

Proper noun

Danaus m sg (genitive Danaī); second declension

1. Danaus, a mythical Egyptian king who founded Argos

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Danaus
Genitive	Danaī
Dative	Danaō
Accusative	Danaum
Ablative	Danaō
Vocative	Danae

Adjective

Danaus (feminine Danaa, neuter Danaum); first/second-declension adjective

1. belonging to Danaus
2. related to the Argives
3. Greek, Grecian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Danaus	Danaa	Danaum		Danaī	Danaae	Danaa
Genitive	Danaī	Danaae	Danaī		Danaōrum	Danaārum	Danaōrum
Dative	Danaō		Danaō		Danaīs
Accusative	Danaum	Danaam	Danaum		Danaōs	Danaās	Danaa
Ablative	Danaō	Danaā	Danaō		Danaīs
Vocative	Danae	Danaa	Danaum		Danaī	Danaae	Danaa

Related terms

• Danaī
• Danaidae
• Danaides

Descendants

• English: Danaus
• French: Danaüs

References

• “Dănăus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Dǎnǎus 1 Dǎnǎus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Dǎnǎus 2 Dǎnǎus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Danaus¹ ~ī” on page 532/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
• “Danaus² ~a, ~um” on page 532/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Further reading

• Danaus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia