Retrograde formation from δράσσομαι (drássomai, “to grasp, take handfuls”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ-.
δρᾰ́ξ • (dráx) f (genitive δρᾰκός); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ δρᾰ́ξ hē dráx |
τὼ δρᾰ́κε tṑ dráke |
αἱ δρᾰ́κες hai drákes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς δρᾰκός tês drakós |
τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drakoîn |
τῶν δρᾰκῶν tôn drakôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ δρᾰκῐ́ têi drakí |
τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drakoîn |
ταῖς δρᾰξῐ́ / δρᾰξῐ́ν taîs draxí(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν δρᾰ́κᾰ tḕn dráka |
τὼ δρᾰ́κε tṑ dráke |
τᾱ̀ς δρᾰ́κᾰς tā̀s drákas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δρᾰ́ξ dráx |
δρᾰ́κε dráke |
δρᾰ́κες drákes | ||||||||||
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