dragoun
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from French dragon from Latin dracō (“dragon”);[1] named either after a military flag or a type of gun.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
dragoun m anim
Declension
Declension of dragoun (hard masculine animate)
singular | plural | |
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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
Declension
References
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “dragoun”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of drake (“dragon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dragoun (plural dragouns)
- An dragon, drake, wyrm (mythological creature)
- (heraldry) A heraldic image of a dragon
- (biblical) A serpent or reptilian monster
- (biblical) Satan; the Devil
- (alchemy) sophic mercury
- (astronomy) The orbit of the moon
- (astronomy) A comet
- (figurative) An evil, immoral person
Descendants
References
- “dragoun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
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