donax

See also: Donax

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), from Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).

Noun

donax (plural donaxes)

1. (dated) A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.

   Synonym: giant cane

References

• “donax”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.naks/, [ˈd̪ɔnäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.naks/, [ˈd̪ɔːnäks]

Noun

donax m (genitive donacis); third declension

1. reed
2. A kind of marine fish
3. The male scallop or pecten

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	donax	donacēs
Genitive	donacis	donacum
Dative	donacī	donacibus
Accusative	donacem	donacēs
Ablative	donace	donacibus
Vocative	donax	donacēs

Descendants

• English: donax
• Translingual: Donax

References

• “donax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• donax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.