estragon

See also: Estragon and estragón

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French estragon (“tarragon”). Doublet of tarragon.

Noun

estragon (countable and uncountable, plural estragons)

1. tarragon

Translations

tarragon — see tarragon

Anagrams

• NOR gates, groanest, negators, orangest, ragstone, tronages

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French estragon (“tarragon”).

Noun

estragon c (singular definite estragonen, plural indefinite estragoner)

1. tarragon

Declension

Declension of estragon

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	estragon	estragonen	estragoner	estragonerne
genitive	estragons	estragonens	estragoners	estragonernes

References

• “estragon” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Metathesized from estargon, from targon, borrowed from Medieval Latin tarcon, altarcon, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion), from δράκων (drákōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.tʁa.ɡɔ̃/

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Noun

estragon m (plural estragons)

1. tarragon (the plant)
2. tarragon (the leaves)

Derived terms

• estragon du Mexique

 

Descendants

• → Swedish: dragon
  • → Finnish: rakuuna

Further reading

• “estragon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gâterons
• rognâtes

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from French estragon (“tarragon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛstra.kɔːn/

Noun

estragon n (genitive singular estragons, no plural)

1. tarragon, estragon (spice)

Declension

declension of estragon

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	estragon	estragonið
accusative	estragon	estragonið
dative	estragoni	estragoninu
genitive	estragons	estragonsins

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French estragon, from Middle French targon, from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion), from δράκων (drákōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈtra.ɡɔn/

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• Rhymes: -aɡɔn
• Syllabification: es‧tra‧gon

Noun

estragon m inan

1. estragon, tarragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus)
2. estragon, tarragon (the leaves of Artemisia dracunculus)

Declension

Declension of estragon

	singular	plural
nominative	estragon	estragony
genitive	estragonu	estragonów
dative	estragonowi	estragonom
accusative	estragon	estragony
instrumental	estragonem	estragonami
locative	estragonie	estragonach
vocative	estragonie	estragony

Derived terms

adjective

• estragonowy

 

Further reading

• estragon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• estragon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French estragon (“tarragon”).

Noun

estràgōn m (Cyrillic spelling естра̀го̄н)

1. tarragon, estragon

Declension

Declension of estragon

	singular	plural
nominative	estràgōn	estragoni
genitive	estragóna	estragona
dative	estragonu	estragonima
accusative	estragon	estragone
vocative	estragone	estragoni
locative	estragonu	estragonima
instrumental	estragonom	estragonima