draconteus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρακόντειος (drakónteios), δρακόντιος (drakóntios), derived from δράκων (drákōn, dragon).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dracontēus (feminine dracontēa, neuter dracontēum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of a serpent, serpentine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dracontēus dracontēa dracontēum dracontēī dracontēae dracontēa
genitive dracontēī dracontēae dracontēī dracontēōrum dracontēārum dracontēōrum
dative dracontēō dracontēae dracontēō dracontēīs
accusative dracontēum dracontēam dracontēum dracontēōs dracontēās dracontēa
ablative dracontēō dracontēā dracontēō dracontēīs
vocative dracontēe dracontēa dracontēum dracontēī dracontēae dracontēa

Derived terms

References

  • draconteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • draconteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.