Danaster

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Sarmatian *dānu nazdya (“the close river”) (the Dniepr being the far one). The first element is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰánwati << *dʰénh₂- ~ dʰn̥h₂-u- << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”), found in several other river names such as Danube and Донец (Donec); more at Danube.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [daˈnas.tɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [daˈnas.ter]

Proper noun

Danaster m sg (genitive Danastrī); second declension

1. synonym of Tyras, the Dniester River.

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Danaster
genitive	Danastrī
dative	Danastrō
accusative	Danastrum
ablative	Danastrō
vocative	Danaster

References

• “Danaster”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.