Drache

See also: drache and draché

German

Etymology

From Middle High German trache, from Old High German trahho, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō, borrowed from Latin dracō. The modern initial d- is influenced by the original Latin, reinforced by dialectal German forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁaxə/, [ˈdʁäχə]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Dra‧che
• Rhymes: -aχə

Noun

Drache m (weak, genitive Drachen, plural Drachen, feminine Drachin)

1. dragon

   Der Drache in der Höhle beschützte sein Gold

   The dragon in the cave protected his gold

   Drachen atmen Feuer aus ihrem Mund

   Dragons breathe fire out of their mouths

2. kite (with the sense of "toy for children" or "geometrical shape")

Declension

Declension of Drache [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Drache	die	Drachen
genitive	eines	des	Drachen	der	Drachen
dative	einem	dem	Drachen	den	Drachen
accusative	einen	den	Drachen	die	Drachen

Alternative forms

• Drachen
• Drach, Drack
• Trache, Trach, Track (Early New High German)
• Drachenviereck (geometrical shape)

Hyponyms

• Feuerdrache
• Meerdrache
• Seedrache

Derived terms

• alter Drache
• Drachen
• Drachenbaum
• Drachenblut
• Drachenboot
• Drachenbrut
• Drachenburg
• Drachenei
• Drachenfahne
• Drachenfels
• Drachenfisch
• Drachenflügel
• Drachenfrucht
• Drachengift
• Drachenhaupt
• Drachenhöhle
• Drachenkopf
• Drachenmuster
• Drachennest
• Drachensaat
• Drachenschatz
• Drachenstatue
• Drachentöter
• Drachenzahn

Descendants

• → Czech: drak
• → Polish: drach
• → Silesian: drach
• → Slovak: drak
• → Slovincian: drach

Proper noun

Drache m (proper noun, weak, genitive Drachen)

1. (astronomy) Draco

Hypernyms

• Sternbild

Further reading

• “Drache” in Duden online
• “Drache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Drache

1. plural of Drach