δράκαινα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”) + -αινᾰ (-aină).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /drá.kai̯.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdra.kɛ.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðra.cɛ.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðra.ce.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðra.ce.na/
Noun
δράκαινᾰ • (drákaină) f (genitive δρᾰκαίνης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ δρᾰ́καινᾰ hē drắkaină |
τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drăkaínā |
αἱ δρᾰ́καιναι hai drắkainai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς δρᾰκαίνης tês drăkaínēs |
τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drăkaínain |
τῶν δρᾰκαινῶν tôn drăkainôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ δρᾰκαίνῃ têi drăkaínēi |
τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drăkaínain |
ταῖς δρᾰκαίναις taîs drăkaínais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν δρᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn drắkainăn |
τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drăkaínā |
τᾱ̀ς δρᾰκαίνᾱς tā̀s drăkaínās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δρᾰ́καινᾰ drắkaină |
δρᾰκαίνᾱ drăkaínā |
δρᾰ́καιναι drắkainai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
References
- “δράκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- δράκαινα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δράκαινα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek δράκαινα (drákaina), feminine form of δράκων (drákōn).
Pronunciation
Noun
δράκαινα • (drákaina) f (plural δράκαινες, masculine δράκος or δράκοντας)
- (female) dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)
- Ο Γάιδαρος στο «Σρεκ» ερωτεύτηκε τη δράκαινα.
- O Gáidaros sto «Srek» erotéftike ti drákaina.
- Donkey from Shrek fell in love with the dragon.
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) dragon, harridan, shrew (an unpleasant woman)
- Σωστή δράκαινα αυτή η γυναίκα!
- Sostí drákaina aftí i gynaíka!
- That woman is a right dragon!
- dragonet (any of the fish in the family Callionymidae)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | δράκαινα (drákaina) | δράκαινες (drákaines) |
| genitive | δράκαινας (drákainas) | δρακαινών (drakainón) |
| accusative | δράκαινα (drákaina) | δράκαινες (drákaines) |
| vocative | δράκαινα (drákaina) | δράκαινες (drákaines) |
The genitive plural is uncommon and considered awkward by scholars.
Synonyms
- (female dragon): δρακόντισσα f (drakóntissa), δράκισσα f (drákissa)
Further reading
δράκαινα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
