dragoun

Czech

Etymology

From French dragon from Latin dracō (“dragon”);[1] named either after a military flag or a type of gun.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdraɡoʊ̯n/

Noun

dragoun m

  1. (military) dragoon

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative dragoun dragounové, dragouni
genitive dragouna dragounů
dative dragounovi, dragounu dragounům
accusative dragouna dragouny
vocative dragoune dragounové, dragouni
locative dragounovi, dragounu dragounech
instrumental dragounem dragouny

References
  1. "dragoun" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  2. "dragoun" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dragon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /draˈɡuːn/, /ˈdraɡɔn/

Noun

dragoun (plural dragouns)

  1. An dragon, drake, wyrm (mythological creature)
  2. (heraldry) A heraldic image of a dragon
  3. (biblical) A serpent or reptilian monster
  4. (biblical) Satan; the Devil
  5. (alchemy) sophic mercury
  6. (astronomy) The orbit of the moon
  7. (astronomy) A comet
  8. (figuratively) A evil, immoral person

Descendants
  • English: dragon
    • → Bengali: ড্রাগন (ḍragôn)
    • → Japanese: ドラゴン (doragon)
    • → Marathi: ड्रॅगन (ḍrĕgan)
    • → Swahili: dragoni
  • Scots: draigon

References
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