dracontia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /draˈkon.ti.a/, [d̪räˈkɔn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /draˈkon.t͡si.a/, [d̪räˈkɔnt̪͡s̪iä]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρακοντίας (drakontías), from δράκων (drákōn, “serpent, dragon”).
Alternative forms
- dracontias
- draconitis
Noun
dracontia f (genitive dracontiae); first declension
- A precious stone, said to be found in the heads of serpents
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dracontia | dracontiae |
| Genitive | dracontiae | dracontiārum |
| Dative | dracontiae | dracontiīs |
| Accusative | dracontiam | dracontiās |
| Ablative | dracontiā | dracontiīs |
| Vocative | dracontia | dracontiae |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “dracontia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dracontia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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