δράκων

See also: Δράκων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Traditionally related to δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see”)[1] with the literal meaning of “one who stares” or, alternatively, “sharp-sighted”.[2]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    δρᾰ́κων • (drắkōn) m (genitive δρᾰ́κοντος, feminine δρᾰ́καινᾰ); third declension

    1. dragon; serpent
    2. serpent-shaped bracelet

    Declension

    Third declension of ὁ δρᾰ́κων; τοῦ δρᾰ́κοντος (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ δρᾰ́κων
    ho drắkōn     		τὼ δρᾰ́κοντε
    tṑ drắkonte     		οἱ δρᾰ́κοντες
    hoi drắkontes
    Genitive τοῦ δρᾰ́κοντος
    toû drắkontos     		τοῖν δρᾰκόντοιν
    toîn drăkóntoin     		τῶν δρᾰκόντων
    tôn drăkóntōn
    Dative τῷ δρᾰ́κοντῐ
    tōî drắkontĭ     		τοῖν δρᾰκόντοιν
    toîn drăkóntoin     		τοῖς δρᾰ́κουσῐ / δρᾰ́κουσῐν
    toîs drắkousĭ(n)
    Accusative τὸν δρᾰ́κοντᾰ
    tòn drắkontă     		τὼ δρᾰ́κοντε
    tṑ drắkonte     		τοὺς δρᾰ́κοντᾰς
    toùs drắkontăs
    Vocative δρᾰ́κον
    drắkon     		δρᾰ́κοντε
    drắkonte     		δρᾰ́κοντες
    drắkontes
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Georg Autenrieth, Isaac Flagg. A Homeric dictionary, for schools and colleges, 1887.
    2. ^ https://blog.oup.com/2015/04/st-georges-day-dragon-etymology/

    Further reading

    Greek

    Noun

    δράκων • (drákon) m

    1. genitive plural of δράκος (drákos)
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