dragonessa

Italian

Etymology

From dragone (“dragon”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dra.ɡoˈnes.sa/
• Rhymes: -essa
• Hyphenation: dra‧go‧nés‧sa

Noun

dragonessa f (plural dragonesse)

1. (rare) dragoness, female dragon

Further reading

• dragonessa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana