draig

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish draic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier Proto-Celtic *drakū, from Latin dracō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠaɟ/

Noun

draig f (genitive singular draige)

1. dragon

   Synonym: dragan

2. (literary) fire

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
draig	dhraig	ndraig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dreic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier *drakū, from Latin dracō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drai̯ɡ/
• Rhymes: -ai̯ɡ

Noun

draig f (plural dreigiau)

1. dragon

Derived terms

• dreigiol (“pertaining to dragons, dragonlike”)
• tafod y ddraig (“adder's-tongue fern”)
• Y Ddraig Goch (“The Red Dragon”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
draig	ddraig	nraig	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.