dragoun

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dragoun m anim

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

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

dragoun m inan

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

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /draˈɡuːn/, /ˈdraɡun/

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]