δράκος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /drá.kos/ → /ˈðra.kos/ → /ˈðra.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /drá.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.kos/

Etymology 1

From the root of δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see”), possibly reflecting a thematicized Proto-Indo-European root noun *dérḱs ~ *dr̥ḱós; compare Proto-Celtic *derkos (“eye”). Ultimately from the root *derḱ- (“to see”).

Noun

δρᾰ́κος • (drắkos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κεος); third declension

1. eye

Inflection

Third declension of δρᾰ́κος; δρᾰ́κεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δρᾰ́κος drắkos	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε drắkei / drắkee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drắkeă
Genitive	δρᾰ́κεος / δρᾰ́κευς drắkeos / drắkeus	δρᾰκέοιν drăkéoin	δρᾰκέων drăkéōn
Dative	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεῐ̈ drắkei / drắkeĭ̈	δρᾰκέοιν drăkéoin	δρᾰ́κεσῐ / δρᾰ́κεσῐν drắkesĭ(n)
Accusative	δρᾰ́κος drắkos	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε drắkei / drắkee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drắkeă
Vocative	δρᾰ́κος drắkos	δρᾰ́κει / δρᾰ́κεε drắkei / drắkee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drắkeă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Etymology 2

From δρᾰ́σσομαι (drắssomai, “I grasp, seize”).

Noun

δρᾰ́κος • (drắkos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κους); third declension

1. handful

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δρᾰ́κος; τοῦ δρᾰ́κους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drắkos	τὼ δρᾰ́κει tṑ drắkei	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κη tằ drắkē
Genitive	τοῦ δρᾰ́κους toû drắkous	τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drăkoîn	τῶν δρᾰκῶν tôn drăkôn
Dative	τῷ δρᾰ́κει tôi drắkei	τοῖν δρᾰκοῖν toîn drăkoîn	τοῖς δρᾰ́κεσῐ / δρᾰ́κεσῐν toîs drắkesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drắkos	τὼ δρᾰ́κει tṑ drắkei	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κη tằ drắkē
Vocative	δρᾰ́κος drắkos	δρᾰ́κει drắkei	δρᾰ́κη drắkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• δρᾰ́γμᾰ (drắgmă)

References

• “δράκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δράκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δράκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• δράκος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek δράκος (drákos), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn) with metaplasm -ων to -ος.

Compare Mariupol Greek дъра́кус (ðrákus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðɾa.kos/
• Hyphenation: δρά‧κος

Noun

δράκος • (drákos) m (plural δράκοι, feminine δράκαινα or δράκισσα)

1. dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)

   Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος σκότωσε τον δράκο. ― O Ágios Geórgios skótose ton dráko. ― St George killed the dragon.

2. (figuratively) beast, monster (a serial rapist and/or murderer)

   ο δράκος των βορείων προαστίων ― o drákos ton voreíon proastíon ― the beast of the northern suburbs

3. (dated, vernacular) A male baby born with a lot of hair (especially on the back), who in older times was thought to grow up to be brave and courageous.

Declension

Declension of δράκος

	singular	plural
nominative	δράκος (drákos)	δράκοι (drákoi)
genitive	δράκου (drákou)	δράκων (drákon)
accusative	δράκο (dráko)	δράκους (drákous)
vocative	δράκε (dráke)	δράκοι (drákoi)

Vocative singular δράκε & δράκο.

Synonyms

• δράκοντας m (drákontas) / δρακόντισσα f (drakóntissa)