Drache

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See also: drache and draché

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German trache, from Old High German trahho, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō, borrowed from Latin dracō. The modern initial d- is influenced by the original Latin, reinforced by dialectal German forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁaxə/,
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  • Hyphenation: Dra‧che
  • Rhymes: -aχə

Noun

Drache m (weak, genitive Drachen, plural Drachen, feminine Drachin)

  1. dragon
  2. kite (with the sense of "toy for children" or "geometrical shape")

Declension

Declension of Drache
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Drache die Drachen
genitive eines des Drachen der Drachen
dative einem dem Drachen den Drachen
accusative einen den Drachen die Drachen

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Czech: drak
  • → Greater Polish: drach
  • → Silesian: drach
  • → Slovak: drak
  • → Slovincian: drach

Proper noun

Drache m (proper noun, weak, genitive Drachen)

  1. (astronomy) Draco

Hypernyms

Further reading

  • “Drache” in Duden online
  • “Drache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Drache

  1. plural of Drach
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