Danaus
See also: Danaüs
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Danaus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – called tigers, milkweeds, monarchs, wanderers, and queens.
- A taxonomic subgenus within the family Nymphalidae – Danaus (Danaus), that includes Danaus plexippus.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (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 edit
- 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Danaus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Danaus, from Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰός (Danaós).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Danaus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Δᾰνᾰός (Danaós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.us/, [ˈd̪änäʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.na.us/, [ˈd̪äːnäus]
Proper noun edit
Danaus m sg (genitive Danaī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Danaus |
Genitive | Danaī |
Dative | Danaō |
Accusative | Danaum |
Ablative | Danaō |
Vocative | Danae |
Adjective edit
Danaus (feminine Danaa, neuter Danaum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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 edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “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)