δράκος

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see”).

Noun

δρᾰ́κος • (drákos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κεος); third declension

  1. eye
Inflection
Third declension of δρᾰ́κος; δρᾰ́κεος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative δρᾰ́κος
drákos 		δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε
drákei / drákee 		δρᾰ́κεᾰ
drákea
Genitive δρᾰ́κεος / δρᾰ́κευς
drákeos / drákeus 		δρᾰκέοιν
drakéoin 		δρᾰκέων
drakéōn
Dative δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεῐ̈
drákei / drákeï 		δρᾰκέοιν
drakéoin 		δρᾰ́κεσῐ / δρᾰ́κεσῐν
drákesi(n)
Accusative δρᾰ́κος
drákos 		δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε
drákei / drákee 		δρᾰ́κεᾰ
drákea
Vocative δρᾰ́κος
drákos 		δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε
drákei / drákee 		δρᾰ́κεᾰ
drákea
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Etymology 2

From δρᾰ́σσομαι (drássomai, “I grasp, seize”).

Noun

δρᾰ́κος • (drákos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κους); third declension

  1. handful
Inflection
Third declension of τὸ δρᾰ́κος; τοῦ δρᾰ́κους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ δρᾰ́κος
tò drákos 		τὼ δρᾰ́κει
tṑ drákei 		τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κη
tà drákē
Genitive τοῦ δρᾰ́κους
toû drákous 		τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν
toîn drakoîn 		τῶν δρᾰκῶν
tôn drakôn
Dative τῷ δρᾰ́κει
tôi drákei 		τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν
toîn drakoîn 		τοῖς δρᾰ́κεσῐ / δρᾰ́κεσῐν
toîs drákesi(n)
Accusative τὸ δρᾰ́κος
tò drákos 		τὼ δρᾰ́κει
tṑ drákei 		τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κη
tà drákē
Vocative δρᾰ́κος
drákos 		δρᾰ́κει
drákei 		δρᾰ́κη
drákē
Notes:
Synonyms

References

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek δράκος (drákos), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn) with metaplasm -ων to -ος.

Compare Mariupol Greek дъра́кус (ðrákus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðɾa.kos/
  • Hyphenation: δρά‧κος

Noun

δράκος • (drákos) m (plural δράκοι, feminine δράκαινα or δράκισσα)

  1. dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)
    Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος σκότωσε τον δράκο. ― O Ágios Geórgios skótose ton dráko. ― St George killed the dragon.
  2. (figuratively) beast, monster (a serial rapist and/or murderer)
    ο δράκος των βορείων προαστίων ― o drákos ton voreíon proastíon ― the beast of the northern suburbs
  3. (dated, vernacular) A male baby born with a lot of hair (especially on the back), who in older times was thought to grow up to be brave and courageous.

Declension

declension of δράκος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative δράκος • δράκοι •
genitive δράκου • δράκων •
accusative δράκο • δράκους •
vocative δράκε • δράκοι •
Vocative singular δράκε & δράκο.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ δράκος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ δράκος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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