dragoun

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French dragon from Latin dracō (“dragon”); named either after a military flag or a type of gun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡou̯n]

Noun

dragoun m anim

1. (military) dragoon (member of the light cavalry)
2. dragoon (type of pigeon)

Declension

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

dragoun m inan

1. fabric belt on the back of a coat/cloak

Declension

Declension of dragoun (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dragoun	dragouny
genitive	dragounu	dragounů
dative	dragounu	dragounům
accusative	dragoun	dragouny
vocative	dragoune	dragouny
locative	dragounu	dragounech
instrumental	dragounem	dragouny

Further reading

• “dragoun”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “dragoun”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dragon, dragoune, dragun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of drake (“dragon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /draˈɡuːn/, /ˈdraɡun/

Noun

dragoun (plural dragouns)

1. An dragon, drake, wyrm (mythological creature)
2. (heraldry) A heraldic image of a dragon
3. (biblical) A serpent or reptilian monster
4. (biblical) Satan; the Devil
5. (alchemy) sophic mercury
6. (astronomy) The orbit of the moon
7. (astronomy) A comet
8. (figurative) An evil, immoral person

Descendants

• English: dragon (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: draigon

References

• “dragoun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.