Drakon

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn).

Proper noun

Drakon

1. Alternative form of Draco (“Athenian lawgiver”).
   • 1976, L[ilian] H[amilton] Jeffery, “Kylon and Drakon”, in Archaic Greece: The City-States, c. 700-500 b.c., New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, section II (Central and Northern Greece), subsection 7 (Athens and Attica), page 86:

     [T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.

   • 1990, Philip Brook Manville, “Laws, Boundaries, and Centralization”, in The Origins of Citizenship in Ancient Athens, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, published 1992 (2nd printing), →ISBN, page 79:

     Whatever the extent of the lost code of Drakon, the creation of any fixed public laws signals a symbolic change and the emergence of an important new mentality.

   • 2006, Peter Liddel, “Democracy Established”, in John Stevenson, editor, The Rise and Fall of the Classical World: 2500 BC–600 AD (The History of Europe), London: Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, section 10 (Ancient Greece), “The Archaic and Classical Periods: 750–336 BC” subsection, page 32, column 3:

     The Athenians claimed that their earliest constitution was the work of the lawgiver Drakon in 620 BC.

   • 2015, Josiah Ober, “Citizens and Specialization before 550 bce”, in The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, published 2016 (3rd printing), →ISBN, page 148:

     It remains unclear what (if any) other matters were addressed in the laws of Drakon, although in later Athenian legend, he was believed to have prescribed death for a wide range of offenses.

Derived terms

• Drakonian

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑkon/, [ˈdrɑ̝ko̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑkon
• Hyphenation^(key): Dra‧kon

Proper noun

Drakon

1. Draco (Athenian lawgiver)

Declension

Inflection of Drakon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Drakon	—
genitive		Drakonin	—
partitive		Drakonia	—
illative		Drakoniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Drakon	—
accusative	nom.	Drakon	—
	gen.	Drakonin
genitive		Drakonin	—
partitive		Drakonia	—
inessive		Drakonissa	—
elative		Drakonista	—
illative		Drakoniin	—
adessive		Drakonilla	—
ablative		Drakonilta	—
allative		Drakonille	—
essive		Drakonina	—
translative		Drakoniksi	—
abessive		Drakonitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Drakon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Drakonini — accusative nom. Drakonini — gen. Drakonini genitive Drakonini — partitive Drakoniani — inessive Drakonissani — elative Drakonistani — illative Drakoniini — adessive Drakonillani — ablative Drakoniltani — allative Drakonilleni — essive Drakoninani — translative Drakonikseni — abessive Drakonittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Drakonisi — accusative nom. Drakonisi — gen. Drakonisi genitive Drakonisi — partitive Drakoniasi — inessive Drakonissasi — elative Drakonistasi — illative Drakoniisi — adessive Drakonillasi — ablative Drakoniltasi — allative Drakonillesi — essive Drakoninasi — translative Drakoniksesi — abessive Drakonittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Drakonimme — accusative nom. Drakonimme — gen. Drakonimme genitive Drakonimme — partitive Drakoniamme — inessive Drakonissamme — elative Drakonistamme — illative Drakoniimme — adessive Drakonillamme — ablative Drakoniltamme — allative Drakonillemme — essive Drakoninamme — translative Drakoniksemme — abessive Drakonittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Drakoninne — accusative nom. Drakoninne — gen. Drakoninne genitive Drakoninne — partitive Drakonianne — inessive Drakonissanne — elative Drakonistanne — illative Drakoniinne — adessive Drakonillanne — ablative Drakoniltanne — allative Drakonillenne — essive Drakoninanne — translative Drakoniksenne — abessive Drakonittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Drakoninsa — accusative nom. Drakoninsa — gen. Drakoninsa genitive Drakoninsa — partitive Drakoniaan Drakoniansa — inessive Drakonissaan Drakonissansa — elative Drakonistaan Drakonistansa — illative Drakoniinsa — adessive Drakonillaan Drakonillansa — ablative Drakoniltaan Drakoniltansa — allative Drakonilleen Drakonillensa — essive Drakoninaan Drakoninansa — translative Drakonikseen Drakoniksensa — abessive Drakonittaan Drakonittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• drakoninen

Anagrams

• dorkan