δράκων
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Traditionally related to δρακεῖν 'to see'[1] with the literal meaning of 'one who stares'.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /drákɔ͜ɔn/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /drákoːn/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðrákon/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðrákon/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðɾákon/
Noun[edit]
δράκων • (drákōn) m (genitive δράκοντος); third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ δράκων | τὼ δράκοντε | οἱ δράκοντες |
| Genitive | τοῦ δράκοντος | τοῖν δρᾰκόντοιν | τῶν δρᾰκόντων |
| Dative | τῷ δράκοντῐ | τοῖν δρᾰκόντοιν | τοῖς δράκουσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τὸν δράκοντᾰ | τὼ δράκοντε | τοὺς δράκοντᾰς |
| Vocative | δράκον | δράκοντε | δράκοντες |
Derived terms[edit]
- δράκαινα (drákaina)
Descendants[edit]
- Catalan: drac
- Czech: drak
- Danish: drage
- Dutch: draak
- English: drake, dragon
- French: dragon
- German: Drache
- Greek: δράκων (drákon), δράκος (drákos), δράκοντας (drákontas)
- Hebrew: דרקון (drakon)
- Icelandic: dreki
- Italian: drago
- Japanese: ドラゴン (doragon) (= European dragon)
- Latin: draco, dracon
- Luxembourgish: Draach
- Norwegian: drage
- Occitan: dragon
- Portuguese: dragão (plural dragões)
- Romanian: drac (plural draci)
- Russian: дракон (drakon)
- Bashkir: дракон (drakon)
- Scots: draigon
- Spanish: dragón
- Swedish: drake
