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

	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

↑ "dragoun" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
↑ dragoun in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Middle English

Alternative forms

dragon, dragun, dragoune

Etymology

From Old French dragon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /draˈɡuːn/, /ˈdraɡɔn/

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
(figuratively) A evil, immoral person

Descendants

English: dragon
Scots: draigon

References

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

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