dragoun

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French dragon from Latin dracō (“dragon”);[1] named either after a military flag or a type of gun.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdraɡou̯n]

Noun

dragoun m anim

  1. (military) dragoon (member of the light cavalry)
  2. dragoon (type of pigeon)

Declension
Declension of dragoun (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative dragoun dragouni
genitive dragouna dragounů
dative dragounovi, dragounu dragounům
accusative dragouna dragouny
vocative dragoune dragouni
locative dragounovi, dragounu dragounech
instrumental dragounem dragouny

Noun

dragoun m inan

  1. fabric belt on the back of a coat/cloak

Declension
Declension of dragoun (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative dragoun dragouny
genitive dragounu dragounů
dative dragounu dragounům
accusative dragoun dragouny
vocative dragoune dragouny
locative dragounu dragounech
instrumental dragounem dragouny

References
  1. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. "dragoun" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading
  • dragoun in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dragoun in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of drake (“dragon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /draˈɡuːn/, /ˈdraɡun/

Noun

dragoun (plural dragouns)

  1. An dragon, drake, wyrm (mythological creature)
  2. (heraldry) A heraldic image of a dragon
  3. (biblical) A serpent or reptilian monster
  4. (biblical) Satan; the Devil
  5. (alchemy) sophic mercury
  6. (astronomy) The orbit of the moon
  7. (astronomy) A comet
  8. (figurative) An evil, immoral person

Descendants
  • English: dragon (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: draigon

References
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