draak

See also: Draak

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch draak, from Middle Dutch drāke, from Old Dutch *drako, an early Germanic borrowing of Latin dracō (“dragon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɑːk/

Noun

draak (plural drake, diminutive drakie)

1. dragon (mythological or folkloric reptilian creature)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /draːk/

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• Hyphenation: draak
• Rhymes: -aːk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drāke, from Old Dutch *draco, an early Germanic borrowing of Latin dracō (“dragon”).

Noun

draak m (plural draken, diminutive draakje n)

1. dragon (a legendary large winged serpentine creature)
2. a derogatory term for a woman, often considered large and ugly
3. (figurative) Something formidable and very dangerous.

Synonyms

• (woman): feeks, harpij, heks, ka, kreng, tang

Derived terms

• Draak
• drakenklimop
• drakenvrucht
• poeldraak
• zeedraak

Descendants

• Afrikaans: draak

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch andrake, from Old Dutch *anadrako, from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō (“duck leader”).

Noun

draak m (plural draken, diminutive draakje n)

1. (obsolete) a male duck; a drake

Synonyms

• (drake): woerd, mannetjeseend

West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin dracō (“dragon”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed from Dutch?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /draːk/

Noun

draak c (plural draken, diminutive draakje)

1. dragon (mythological or legendary serpentine creature)