"donax" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: donaxes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), from Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|donax||reed; also a marine fish}} Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), {{der|en|grc|δόναξ}} Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax) Head templates: {{en-noun}} donax (plural donaxes)
  1. (dated) A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc. Tags: dated Synonyms: giant cane
    Sense id: en-donax-en-noun-0DWePJkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Grasses, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 1 1 3

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈdɔ.naks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɔː.naks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|δόναξ}} Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax) Head templates: {{la-noun|donax<3>|g=m}} donax m (genitive donacis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|donax<3>}} Forms: donacis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], donax [nominative, singular], donacēs [nominative, plural], donacis [genitive, singular], donacum [genitive, plural], donacī [dative, singular], donacibus [dative, plural], donacem [accusative, singular], donacēs [accusative, plural], donace [ablative, singular], donacibus [ablative, plural], donax [singular, vocative], donacēs [plural, vocative]
  1. reed Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-donax-la-noun-2CUuXXj5
  2. A kind of marine fish Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-donax-la-noun-0Y7nKaWK Categories (other): Fish, Plants Disambiguation of Fish: 0 96 4 Disambiguation of Plants: 10 50 39
  3. The male scallop or pecten Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-donax-la-noun-AK~A5oLd Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Bivalves Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 73 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 22 25 52 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 13 13 75

Inflected forms

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