dragan
Gothic
Romanization
dragan
- romanization of 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠaɡənˠ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).
Noun
dragan m (genitive singular dragain, nominative plural dragain)
- dragon
- (figurative) warrior
- dragon lizard (member of Agamidae)
- tarragon
Declension
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Alternative forms
Derived terms
- dragan Chomódó (“Komodo dragon”)
Etymology 2
Noun
dragan
- genitive singular of draig
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
dragan | dhragan | ndragan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dragan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dragán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dragan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dragan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Manx
Etymology
From Middle English dragoun, from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”).
Noun
dragan m (genitive singular dragan, plural draganyn)
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
dragan | ghragan | nragan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragan.
Verb
dragan
Inflection
infinitive | dragan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | drago, dragon | druog |
2nd person singular | dregis | druogi |
3rd person singular | dregit | druog |
1st person plural | dragun | druogon |
2nd person plural | dragit | druogot |
3rd person plural | dragunt | druogon |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | drage | druogi |
2nd person singular | dragis | druogi |
3rd person singular | drage | druogi |
1st person plural | dragin | druogin |
2nd person plural | dragit | druogit |
3rd person plural | dragin | druogin |
imperative | present | |
singular | drag | |
plural | draget | |
participle | present | past |
dragandi | dragan, gidragan |
Descendants
Further reading
- “dragan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɑ.ɡɑn/, [ˈdrɑ.ɣɑn]
Verb
dragan
Conjugation
infinitive | dragan | dragenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | drage | drōg, drōh |
second person singular | dræġst | drōge |
third person singular | dræġþ | drōg, drōh |
plural | dragaþ | drōgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | drage | drōge |
plural | dragen | drōgen |
imperative | ||
singular | drag, drah | |
plural | dragaþ | |
participle | present | past |
dragende | (ġe)dragen |
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragan.
Verb
dragan
Conjugation
infinitive | dragan | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | dragu | drōh, drōg |
2nd person singular | dregis | drōgi |
3rd person singular | dregid | drōh, drōg |
plural | dragad | drōgun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | drage | drōgi |
2nd person singular | drages | drōgis |
3rd person singular | drage | drōgi |
plural | dragen | drōgin |
imperative | present | |
singular | drag | |
plural | dragad | |
participle | present | past |
dragandi | gidragan, dragan |
Descendants
- Low German: dregen
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drǎɡan/
- Hyphenation: dra‧gan
Noun
dràgan m anim (Cyrillic spelling дра̀ган)
- (of a guy) sweetheart
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dragan | dragani |
genitive | dragana | dragana |
dative | draganu | draganima |
accusative | dragana | dragane |
vocative | dragane | dragani |
locative | draganu | draganima |
instrumental | draganom | draganima |
Spanish
Verb
dragan
- third-person plural present indicative of dragar