dragan
See also: drágán and 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
Declension of dragan
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative forms
- dragán, draig
Derived terms
- dragan Chomódó (“Komodo dragon”)
Noun
dragan
- genitive singular of draig
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dragan | dhragan | ndragan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dragan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dragán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “dragan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dragan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish dragán, an English or Romance loanword, ultimately 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)
- dragon
- Synonym: dragane
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dragan | ghragan | nragan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragan.
Verb
dragan
- to carry
- to wear (clothes)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: drāgen
- Dutch: dragen
- Limburgish: drage
- Zealandic: draege
Further reading
- “dragan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɑ.ɡɑn/, [ˈdrɑ.ɣɑn]
Verb
dragan
- to draw, drag
Conjugation
Conjugation of dragan (strong class 6)
| 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)dræġen, (ġe)dragen | |
Derived terms
- bedragan
- ūtdragan
- fordragan
Descendants
- Middle English: drauen, drawen; draggen
- English: draw; drag
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragan.
Verb
dragan
- to go, to travel
Conjugation
Conjugation of dragan (strong class 6)
| 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 (Cyrillic spelling дра̀ган)
- (of a guy) sweetheart
Declension
Declension of dragan
| 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