dragu

See also: drągu

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

dragu

1. inflection of drag:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Noun

dragu (Cyrillic spelling драгу)

1. accusative singular of draga

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• draguni, drau, rau, trau, travu
• dàguru (buscemese dialect)

Etymology

From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Spanish drago, Portuguese drago. Compare the registry coexistence in Sicily of the surnames Rau (and Rao) and the italianized Drago; this latter is strictly Sicilian and differs from the Italian Draghi, which is instead typically recorded in the plural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾa.u/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʈɽa.u/ (Italianized)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʈɽa.ɡu/ (Italianized)
• Hyphenation: drà‧gu

Noun

dragu m (plural draghi)

1. dragon
2. monster, even with the meaning of werewolf
3. (heraldry) dragon

Derived terms

• dragunara

Related terms

• cuda di dragu
• cuda di dragunara
• dragu di acqua
• dragu di focu

Descendants

• → English: Rao, Rau
• → Italian: Rao, Rau

See also

• tempu
• ventu
• sajitta
• mazzamareḍḍu
• faviḍḍa