draconteus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δρακόντειος (drakónteios), δρακόντιος (drakóntios), derived from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dra.kɔnˈteː.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪ra.kon̪ˈt̪ɛː.us]
Adjective
dracontēus (feminine dracontēa, neuter dracontēum); first/second-declension adjective
- of a serpent, serpentine
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | dracontēus | dracontēa | dracontēum | dracontēī | dracontēae | dracontēa | |
| genitive | dracontēī | dracontēae | dracontēī | dracontēōrum | dracontēārum | dracontēōrum | |
| dative | dracontēō | dracontēae | dracontēō | dracontēīs | |||
| accusative | dracontēum | dracontēam | dracontēum | dracontēōs | dracontēās | dracontēa | |
| ablative | dracontēō | dracontēā | dracontēō | dracontēīs | |||
| vocative | dracontēe | dracontēa | dracontēum | dracontēī | dracontēae | dracontēa | |
Derived terms
- dracontēa (Late Latin)
References
- “draconteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- draconteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.