dracontia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [draˈkɔn.ti.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪raˈkɔn.t̪͡s̪i.a]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρακοντίας (drakontías), from δράκων (drákōn, “serpent, dragon”).
Alternative forms
- dracontias
- draconitis
Noun
dracontia f (genitive dracontiae); first declension
- A precious stone, said to be found in the heads of serpents
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dracontia | dracontiae |
| genitive | dracontiae | dracontiārum |
| dative | dracontiae | dracontiīs |
| accusative | dracontiam | dracontiās |
| ablative | dracontiā | dracontiīs |
| vocative | dracontia | dracontiae |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dracontia
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of dracontium
References
- “dracontia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dracontia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.