Dardanus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Dardanus m

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

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος (Dárdanos).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Dardanus m sg (genitive Dardanī); second declension

1. An ancient city in Troas situated between Ophrynium and Abydus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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

References

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