δράκαινα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”) + -αινᾰ (-aina).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /drá.kai̯.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdra.kɛ.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðra.cɛ.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðra.ce.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðra.ce.na/
Noun
δράκαινᾰ • (drákaina) f (genitive δρᾰκαίνης); first declension
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ δρᾰ́καινᾰ hē drákaina |
τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drakaínā |
αἱ δρᾰ́καιναι hai drákainai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς δρᾰκαίνης tês drakaínēs |
τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drakaínain |
τῶν δρᾰκαινῶν tôn drakainôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ δρᾰκαίνῃ têi drakaínēi |
τοῖν δρᾰκαίναιν toîn drakaínain |
ταῖς δρᾰκαίναις taîs drakaínais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν δρᾰ́καινᾰν tḕn drákainan |
τὼ δρᾰκαίνᾱ tṑ drakaínā |
τᾱ̀ς δρᾰκαίνᾱς tā̀s drakaínās | ||||||||||
Vocative | δρᾰ́καινᾰ drákaina |
δρᾰκαίνᾱ drakaínā |
δρᾰ́καιναι drákainai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
References
- “δράκαινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- δράκαινα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δράκαινα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek δράκαινα (drákaina), feminine form of δράκων (drákōn).
Pronunciation
Noun
δράκαινα • (drákaina) f (plural δράκαινες, masculine δράκος or δράκοντας)
- (female) dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)
- Ο Γάιδαρος στο «Σρεκ» ερωτεύτηκε τη δράκαινα.
- O Gáidaros sto «Srek» erotéftike ti drákaina.
- Donkey from Shrek fell in love with the dragon.
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) dragon, harridan, shrew (an unpleasant woman)
- Σωστή δράκαινα αυτή η γυναίκα!
- Sostí drákaina aftí i gynaíka!
- That woman is a right dragon!
- dragonet (any of the fish in the family Callionymidae)
Declension
Declension of δράκαινα
Synonyms
- (female dragon): δρακόντισσα f (drakóntissa), δράκισσα f (drákissa)
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -αινα
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms
- Ancient Greek feminine nouns
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- Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension
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