dracontea

Latin

Etymology

Noun use of the feminine form of dracontēus (“of a serpent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dra.konˈteː.a/, [d̪räkɔn̪ˈt̪eːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dra.konˈte.a/, [d̪räkon̪ˈt̪ɛːä]

Noun

dracontēa f (genitive dracontēae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) Synonym of dracontium (“dragonwort”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dracontēa	dracontēae
Genitive	dracontēae	dracontēārum
Dative	dracontēae	dracontēīs
Accusative	dracontēam	dracontēās
Ablative	dracontēā	dracontēīs
Vocative	dracontēa	dracontēae

Descendants

• Italian: dragontea

References

• dracontea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.