δράκαινα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”) + -αινᾰ (-aina).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /drá.kai̯.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdra.kɛ.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðra.cɛ.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðra.ce.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðra.ce.na/
Noun
δράκαινᾰ • (drákaina) f (genitive δρᾰκαίνης); first declension
- dragoness
- scourge
Inflection
First declension of ἡ δρᾰ́καινᾰ; τῆς δρᾰκαίνης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ δρᾰ́καινᾰ hē drákaina | τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drakaínā | αἱ δρᾰ́καιναι hai drákainai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς δρᾰκαίνης tês drakaínēs | τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drakaínain | τῶν δρᾰκαινῶν tôn drakainôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ δρᾰκαίνῃ têi drakaínēi | τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drakaínain | ταῖς δρᾰκαίναις taîs drakaínais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν δρᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn drákainan | τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drakaínā | τᾱ̀ς δρᾰκαίνᾱς tā̀s drakaínās | ||||||||||
Vocative | δρᾰ́καινᾰ drákaina | δρᾰκαίνᾱ drakaínā | δρᾰ́καιναι drákainai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: dracaena
- Italian: tracina
- → Translingual: Dracaena
References
- “δράκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- δράκαινα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δράκαινα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek δράκαινα (drákaina), feminine form of δράκων (drákōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈðɾacena/
- Hyphenation: δρά‧και‧να
Noun
δράκαινα • (drákaina) f (plural δράκαινες, masculine δράκος or δράκοντας)
- (female) dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)
- Ο Γάιδαρος στο «Σρεκ» ερωτεύτηκε τη δράκαινα.
- O Gáidaros sto «Srek» erotéftike ti drákaina.
- Donkey from Shrek fell in love with the dragon.
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) dragon, harridan, shrew (an unpleasant woman)
- Σωστή δράκαινα αυτή η γυναίκα!
- Sostí drákaina aftí i gynaíka!
- That woman is a right dragon!
- dragonet (any of the fish in the family Callionymidae)
Declension
declension of δράκαινα
case \\ number | singular | plural | |
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nominative | δράκαινα • | δράκαινες • | |
genitive | δράκαινας • | δρακαινών • | |
accusative | δράκαινα • | δράκαινες • | |
vocative | δράκαινα • | δράκαινες • | |
The genitive plural is uncommon and considered awkward by scholars. |
Synonyms
- (female dragon): δρακόντισσα f (drakóntissa), δράκισσα f (drákissa)
Further reading
δράκαινα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el