From δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”) + -αινᾰ (-aina).
δράκαινᾰ • (drákaina) f (genitive δρᾰκαίνης); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ δρᾰ́καινᾰ hē drákaina |
τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drakaínā |
αἱ δρᾰ́καιναι hai drákainai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς δρᾰκαίνης tês drakaínēs |
τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drakaínain |
τῶν δρᾰκαινῶν tôn drakainôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ δρᾰκαίνῃ têi drakaínēi |
τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drakaínain |
ταῖς δρᾰκαίναις taîs drakaínais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν δρᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn drákainan |
τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drakaínā |
τᾱ̀ς δρᾰκαίνᾱς tā̀s drakaínās | ||||||||||
Vocative | δρᾰ́καινᾰ drákaina |
δρᾰκαίνᾱ drakaínā |
δρᾰ́καιναι drákainai | ||||||||||
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From Byzantine Greek δράκαινα (drákaina), feminine form of δράκων (drákōn).
δράκαινα • (drákaina) f (plural δράκαινες, masculine δράκος or δράκοντας)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | δράκαινα (drákaina) | δράκαινες (drákaines) |
genitive | δράκαινας (drákainas) | δρακαινών (drakainón) |
accusative | δράκαινα (drákaina) | δράκαινες (drákaines) |
vocative | δράκαινα (drákaina) | δράκαινες (drákaines) |
The genitive plural is uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.