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 synonym of Tyras, the Dniester River. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only. === References === “Danaster”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.