Drache
See also: drache and draché
German
Alternative forms
- Drach, Drack (for the appellative noun)
- Trache, Trach, Track (for the appellative noun; Early New High German)
Etymology
From Middle High German trache, from Old High German trahho, from Proto-Germanic *drakô, from Latin draco. The modern initial d- is influenced by the original Latin, reinforced by dialectal German forms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʁaxə/, [ˈdʁäχə]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Dra‧che
- Rhymes: -aχə
Noun
Drache m (genitive Drachen, plural Drachen)
- dragon
Declension
Declension of Drache
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Drache | die | Drachen |
| genitive | eines | des | Drachen | der | Drachen |
| dative | einem | dem | Drachen | den | Drachen |
| accusative | einen | den | Drachen | die | Drachen |
Hyponyms
- Feuerdrache
- Meerdrache
- Seedrache
Derived terms
- Drachen
- Drachenfahne
- Drachenfrucht
- Drachenstatue
Descendants
- → Czech: drak
- → Slovak: drak
Proper noun
Drache m (genitive Drachen)
- (astronomy) Draco
Hypernyms
- Sternbild
Further reading
- Drache in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Drache
- plural of Drach