draca

draca

See also: drača and drąca

Old English

Etymology

From earlier *drækā, from West Germanic *drakō, from Proto-Germanic *drakô, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Cognate with Old High German trahho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑkɑ/

Noun

draca m

1. dragon

   Se hæleþ ācwealde þone dracan and hredde þā æðelingan.

   The hero slayed the dragon and saved the princess.

   Þā on sumre nihte bræc ān draca ūre hūs and fand þē on þām cradole.

   Then one night, a dragon broke into our house and found you in the cradle.

Declension

Declension of draca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	draca	dracan
accusative	dracan	dracan
genitive	dracan	dracena
dative	dracan	dracum

Descendants

• Middle English: drake
  • English: drake