Drachen

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German[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁaxən/, [ˈdʁaχən], [ˈdʁaχn̩]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -axən

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative form of Drache (“dragon”), secondarily specified to two (among each other unrelated) special meanings of the word.

Noun[edit]

Drachen m (strong, genitive Drachens, plural Drachen)

  1. kite; hang glider (any gliding construction of poles and fabric)
  2. (derogatory) dragon, shrew, battle axe, vixen, harpy (unkind woman, wife)
  3. (nonstandard) dragon (mythical beast)
    Synonym: Drache
Declension[edit]
Declension of Drachen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Drachen die Drachen
genitive eines des Drachens der Drachen
dative einem dem Drachen den Drachen
accusative einen den Drachen die Drachen
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

Drachen

  1. inflection of Drache:
    1. genitive/dative/accusative singular
    2. all-case plural
Usage notes[edit]

The words Drache and Drachen are distinct only in the nominative and genitive singular.

Further reading[edit]

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