What does donax mean in Latin?

donax, a noun, means “reed; A kind of marine fish; The male scallop or pecten”.

What is the genitive of donax?

The genitive singular is donacis. donax is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈdɔ.naks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɔː.naks].

noun · masculinethird declension

donax m (genitive donacis)

Classical[ˈdɔ.naks]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔː.naks]

dŏnax, ăcis, m., = δόναξ.

I. A sort of reed or cane, Cyprus-reed, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 165; 24, 11, 50, § 86; 32, 10, 52, § 141.—

II. A sea-fish = solen, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151.—

III. The male scallop or pecten, Plin. 32, 9, 32, § 103.—

IV. Dŏnax, a Greek proper name, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 2, and 4.

From Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).

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