draconteus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δρακόντειος (drakónteios), δρακόντιος (drakóntios), derived from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dra.konˈteː.us/, [d̪ɾa.kɔn̪ˈt̪eː.ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dra.konˈte.us/, [d̪ra.kɔn̪ˈt̪ɛː.us]
- (Vulgar) IPA(key): /dra.konˈteː.us/, [dra.ɡonˈte.os]
Adjective
dracontēus (feminine dracontēa, neuter dracontēum); first/second-declension adjective
- of a serpent, serpentine
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dracontēus | dracontēa | dracontēum | dracontēī | dracontēae | dracontēa | |
| Genitive | dracontēī | dracontēae | dracontēī | dracontēōrum | dracontēārum | dracontēōrum | |
| Dative | dracontēō | dracontēō | dracontēīs | ||||
| Accusative | dracontēum | dracontēam | dracontēum | dracontēōs | dracontēās | dracontēa | |
| Ablative | dracontēō | dracontēā | dracontēō | dracontēīs | |||
| Vocative | dracontēe | dracontēa | dracontēum | dracontēī | dracontēae | dracontēa | |
Derived terms
- dracontēa (Late Latin)
References
- draconteus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- draconteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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