drakons

Latvian
Drakons

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dɾakoːns]
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Noun

drakons m (1st declension)

  1. (mythology) dragon, winged serpent (reptilian monster that spits fire and devours people and animals)
    drakons ir klasisks tetovējums, vienlīdz populārs gan vīriešiem, gan sievietēm ― the dragon is a classic tattoo, equally popular with men and with women

Declension
Declension of drakons (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) drakons drakoni
accusative (akuzatīvs) drakonu drakonus
genitive (ģenitīvs) drakona drakonu
dative (datīvs) drakonam drakoniem
instrumental (instrumentālis) drakonu drakoniem
locative (lokatīvs) drakonā drakonos
vocative (vokatīvs) drakon drakoni

Synonyms
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