Retrograde formation from δράσσομαι (drássomai, “to grasp, take handfuls”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ-.
δρᾰ́ξ • (drắx) f (genitive δρᾰκός); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ δρᾰ́ξ hē drắx |
τὼ δρᾰ́κε tṑ drắke |
αἱ δρᾰ́κες hai drắkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς δρᾰκός tês drăkós |
τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drăkoîn |
τῶν δρᾰκῶν tôn drăkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ δρᾰκῐ́ têi drăkĭ́ |
τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drăkoîn |
ταῖς δρᾰξῐ́ / δρᾰξῐ́ν taîs drăxĭ́(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν δρᾰ́κᾰ tḕn drắkă |
τὼ δρᾰ́κε tṑ drắke |
τᾱ̀ς δρᾰ́κᾰς tā̀s drắkăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δρᾰ́ξ drắx |
δρᾰ́κε drắke |
δρᾰ́κες drắkes | ||||||||||
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