δράκος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /drá.kos/ → /ˈðra.kos/ → /ˈðra.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /drá.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.kos/

Etymology 1

From the root of δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see”), possibly reflecting a thematicized Proto-Indo-European root noun *dérḱs ~ *dr̥ḱós; compare Proto-Celtic *derkos (“eye”). Ultimately from the root *derḱ- (“to see”).

Noun

δρᾰ́κος • (drákos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κεος); third declension

1. eye

Inflection

Third declension of δρᾰ́κος; δρᾰ́κεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δρᾰ́κος drákos	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε drákei / drákee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drákea
Genitive	δρᾰ́κεος / δρᾰ́κευς drákeos / drákeus	δρᾰκέοιν drakéoin	δρᾰκέων drakéōn
Dative	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεῐ̈ drákei / drákeï	δρᾰκέοιν drakéoin	δρᾰ́κεσῐ / δρᾰ́κεσῐν drákesi(n)
Accusative	δρᾰ́κος drákos	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε drákei / drákee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drákea
Vocative	δρᾰ́κος drákos	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε drákei / drákee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drákea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Etymology 2

From δρᾰ́σσομαι (drássomai, “I grasp, seize”).

Noun

δρᾰ́κος • (drákos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κους); third declension

1. handful

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δρᾰ́κος; τοῦ δρᾰ́κους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drákos	τὼ δρᾰ́κει tṑ drákei	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κη tà drákē
Genitive	τοῦ δρᾰ́κους toû drákous	τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drakoîn	τῶν δρᾰκῶν tôn drakôn
Dative	τῷ δρᾰ́κει tôi drákei	τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drakoîn	τοῖς δρᾰ́κεσῐ / δρᾰ́κεσῐν toîs drákesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drákos	τὼ δρᾰ́κει tṑ drákei	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κη tà drákē
Vocative	δρᾰ́κος drákos	δρᾰ́κει drákei	δρᾰ́κη drákē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• δρᾰ́γμᾰ (drágma)

References

• “δράκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δράκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δράκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• δράκος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek δράκος (drákos), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn) with metaplasm -ων to -ος.

Compare Mariupol Greek дъра́кус (ðrákus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðɾa.kos/
• Hyphenation: δρά‧κος

Noun

δράκος • (drákos) m (plural δράκοι, feminine δράκαινα or δράκισσα)

1. dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)

   Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος σκότωσε τον δράκο. ― O Ágios Geórgios skótose ton dráko. ― St George killed the dragon.

2. (figuratively) beast, monster (a serial rapist and/or murderer)

   ο δράκος των βορείων προαστίων ― o drákos ton voreíon proastíon ― the beast of the northern suburbs

3. (dated, vernacular) A male baby born with a lot of hair (especially on the back), who in older times was thought to grow up to be brave and courageous.

Declension

Declension of δράκος

	singular	plural
nominative	δράκος •	δράκοι •
genitive	δράκου •	δράκων •
accusative	δράκο •	δράκους •
vocative	δράκε •	δράκοι •
Vocative singular δράκε & δράκο.

Synonyms

• δράκοντας m (drákontas) / δρακόντισσα f (drakóntissa)