noun · masculinethird declension
dracō1
dracō m (genitive dracōnis or dracontis)
Classical[ˈdra.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdraː.ko]
Meaning
- A dragon; a kind of snake or serpent.
- The standard of a Roman cohort, shaped like an Egyptian crocodile ('dragon') head.
- The astronomical constellation Draco.
- EcclesiasticalLatinThe Devil.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
serpēns; signum mīlitāredracō -ōnis (m) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 14
serpēns ingēnsdracō -ōnis (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 13
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dracō | dracōnēs dracontēs, draccōnēs |
| genitive | dracōnis dracontis, draccōnis | dracōnum dracontum, draccōnum |
| dative | dracōnī dracontī, draccōnī | dracōnibus dracontibus, draccōnibus |
| accusative | dracōnem dracontem, draccōnem | dracōnēs dracontēs, draccōnēs |
| ablative | dracōne draconte, draccōne | dracōnibus dracontibus, draccōnibus |
| vocative | dracō | dracōnēs dracontēs, draccōnēs |
drăco, ōnis (gen. dracontis, Att. ap. Non. 426, 2; acc. dracontem, id. ap. Charis. p. 101 P.), m., = δράκων, a sort of serpent, a dragon (cf.: serpens, anguis, coluber, hydrus, vipera, aspis).
I. Prop. (those of the tame sort, esp. the Epidaurian, being kept as pets by luxurious Romans), Cic. Div. 2, 30; 66; Plin. 8, 17, 22, § 61; 29, 4, 20, § 67; Suet. Aug. 94;
Sen. de Ira, 2, 31 al. —As the guardian of treasures, Cic. Phil. 13, 5, 12; Phaedr. 4, 20; Fest. s. h. v. p. 67, 12 sq. Müll.—II. Meton.
A. Name of a constellation, Cic. poëta N. D. 2, 42, 106 sq.—
B. A cohort's standard, Veg. Mil. 2, 13; Amm. 16, 10, 7:
in templa referre dracones, Val. Fl. 2, 276; Treb. Poll. Gallien. 8; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 3, 3.—C. Marinus, a sea-fish, Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82; 32, 11, 53, § 148; Isid. Orig. 12, 6, 42.—
D. A water-vessel shaped like a serpent, Sen. Q. N. 3, 24.—
E. An old vine-branch, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 206; 17, 22, 35, § 182; 14, 1, 3, § 12.—
F. A seafish, Trachinus Draco of Linn., Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82.—
G. In eccl. Lat., the Serpent, the Devil, Vulg. Apoc. 12, 7 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dracō ōnis, m
, δράκων, a serpent, a large serpent, dragon: patrimonium circumplexus, quasi draco: squamosus, V.: cristatus, O.—A constellation, C. (poet.).
Origins
From Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “serpent, dragon”).
Elsewhere
- Italiandrago
- Italiandragone
- Frenchdragonfrom Old French dragon
- Englishdragonfrom Old French dragon
- Portuguesedragofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dragon
- Portuguesedragãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese dragon
- Spanishdragofrom Old Spanish dragon
- Spanishdragónfrom Old Spanish dragon
- Sardiniandragone
- Emiliandrèg
Old Occitan
- Catalandrac
- Catalandragó
- Occitandrac
- Frenchdracfrom Occitan drac
- Occitandragon
Eastern Romance
- Romaniandrac
- Aromaniandrac
- Aromaniandracu
- Aromaniandãrac
- Aromaniandarac
- Megleno-Romaniandrac
Old Navarro-Aragonese
- Aragonesedragón
Old Leonese
- Asturiandragu
- Asturiandragón
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliandrâc
- Friuliandragon
- Romanshdragun