draconteus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρακόντειος (drakónteios), δρακόντιος (drakóntios), derived from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dra.konˈteː.us/, [d̪räkɔn̪ˈt̪eːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dra.konˈte.us/, [d̪räkon̪ˈt̪ɛːus]

Adjective

dracontēus (feminine dracontēa, neuter dracontēum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of a serpent, serpentine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dracontēus	dracontēa	dracontēum		dracontēī	dracontēae	dracontēa
Genitive	dracontēī	dracontēae	dracontēī		dracontēōrum	dracontēārum	dracontēōrum
Dative	dracontēō		dracontēō		dracontēīs
Accusative	dracontēum	dracontēam	dracontēum		dracontēōs	dracontēās	dracontēa
Ablative	dracontēō	dracontēā	dracontēō		dracontēīs
Vocative	dracontēe	dracontēa	dracontēum		dracontēī	dracontēae	dracontēa

Derived terms

• dracontēa (Late Latin)

References

• “draconteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• draconteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.