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]

With stem drakont- for drakon- (influenced by the present participle), as revealed by the feminine δράκαινα (drákaina).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δρᾰ́κων • (drắkōn) m (genitive δρᾰ́κοντος); third declension

  1. dragon, serpent
  2. a serpent-shaped bracelet
  3. (astronomy) the constellation Draco

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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