Daunii

English

Noun

Daunii pl (plural only)

1. The ancient inhabitants of Daunia in southern Italy.

Related terms

• Daunian

Translations

ancient tribe

• French: Dauniens pl
• Latin: Daunii pl

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δαύνιοι (Daúnioi), said to be from the tribe's word for wolf, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dhau (“to strangle”), perhaps through Illyrian where the voiced aspirate dh is expected. Compared to this are the god Faunus and Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, wolf”), though the latter is likely instead from *ǵʰwer-. More at Daunii and Faunus.

Proper noun

Dauniī m pl (genitive Dauniōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of southern Italy, inhabiting the part of Apulia included between the rivers Aufidus and Frento

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Dauniī
genitive	Dauniōrum
dative	Dauniīs
accusative	Dauniōs
ablative	Dauniīs
vocative	Dauniī

Derived terms

• Daunia

References

• Daunia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.