drakons
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɾakoːns]
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Noun
drakons m (1st declension)
- (mythology) dragon, winged serpent (reptilian monster that spits fire and devours people and animals)
- drakons ir klasisks tetovējums, vienlīdz populārs gan vīriešiem, gan sievietēm ― the dragon is a classic tattoo, equally popular with men and with women
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drakons | drakoni |
| genitive | drakona | drakonu |
| dative | drakonam | drakoniem |
| accusative | drakonu | drakonus |
| instrumental | drakonu | drakoniem |
| locative | drakonā | drakonos |
| vocative | drakon | drakoni |