dragoun

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdraɡoʊ̯n/

Noun

dragoun m

(military) dragoon

Declension

Declension of dragoun

	singular	plural
nominative	dragoun	dragounové, dragouni
genitive	dragouna	dragounů
dative	dragounovi, dragounu	dragounům
accusative	dragouna	dragouny
vocative	dragoune	dragounové, dragouni
locative	dragounovi, dragounu	dragounech
instrumental	dragounem	dragouny

References

Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
"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

dragon, dragoune, dragun

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)

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

Descendants

English: dragon
- → Japanese: ドラゴン (doragon)
- → Marathi: ड्रॅगन (ḍrĕgan)
- → Marshallese: tūrāikōn
- → Niuean: tarākoni
- → Swahili: dragoni
- → Tamil: டிராகன் (ṭirākaṉ)
- → Yoruba: dírágónì
Scots: draigon

References

“dragoun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

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