dragoun
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French dragon from Latin dracō (“dragon”);[1] named either after a military flag or a type of gun.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dragoun m anim
Declension edit
Declension of dragoun (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dragoun | dragouni |
| genitive | dragouna | dragounů |
| dative | dragounovi, dragounu | dragounům |
| accusative | dragouna | dragouny |
| vocative | dragoune | dragouni |
| locative | dragounovi, dragounu | dragounech |
| instrumental | dragounem | dragouny |
Noun edit
dragoun m inan
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ "dragoun" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of drake (“dragon”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dragoun (plural dragouns)
- An dragon, drake, wyrm (mythological creature)
- (heraldry) A heraldic image of a dragon
- (biblical) A serpent or reptilian monster
- (biblical) Satan; the Devil
- (alchemy) sophic mercury
- (astronomy) The orbit of the moon
- (astronomy) A comet
- (figurative) An evil, immoral person
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dragoun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.