draig

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish draic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier Proto-Celtic *drakū, from Latin dracō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠaɟ/

Noun

draig f (genitive singular draige)

dragon
Synonym: dragan
(literary) fire

Mutation

Mutated forms of *draig*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
draig	dhraig	ndraig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dreic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier *drakū, from Latin dracō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /drai̯ɡ/
Rhymes: -ai̯ɡ

Noun

draig f (plural dreigiau)

dragon

Derived terms

dreigiol (“pertaining to dragons, dragonlike”)
tafod y ddraig (“adder's-tongue fern”)
Y Ddraig Goch (“The Red Dragon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *draig*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
draig	ddraig	nraig	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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