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Dragan
Dragan
dragan
dragan
Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δρακεῖν (drakeîn), aorist active infinitive of δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).
Noun
dragan m (genitive singular dragain, nominative plural dragain)
- dragon
- (figuratively) warrior
- dragon lizard (member of Agamidae)
- tarragon
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
Noun
dragan
- variant genitive singular of draig
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dragan | dhragan | ndragan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "dragan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish dragán, an English or Romance loanword, ultimately from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”).
Noun
dragan m (genitive singular dragan, plural draganyn)
Synonyms
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dragan | ghragan | nragan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old English
Verb
draġan
Conjugation
infinitive | dragan | tō draganne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | drage | drōg |
2nd-person singular | drægest | drōge |
3rd-person singular | drægeþ | drōg |
plural | dragaþ | drōgon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | drage | drōge |
plural | dragen | drōgen |
imperative | ||
singular | drag | |
plural | dragaþ | |
participle | present | past |
dragende | (ġe)dragen |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *draganą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreǵ- (“draw, pull, drag”). Compare Old English draġan, Old Dutch dragan, Old Frisian draga, Old High German tragan, Old Norse draga, Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dragan).
Verb
dragan
Conjugation
infinitive | dragan | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | dragu | drōh, drōg |
2nd person singular | dregis | drōgi |
3rd person singular | dregid | drōh, drōg |
plural | dragad | drōgun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | drage | drōgi |
2nd person singular | drages | drōgis |
3rd person singular | drage | drōgi |
plural | dragen | drōgin |
imperative | present | |
singular | drag | |
plural | dragad | |
participle | present | past |
dragandi | gidragan, dragan |
Descendants
- Low German: dregen
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drǎɡan/
- Hyphenation: dra‧gan
Noun
dràgan m (Cyrillic spelling дра̀ган)
- (of a guy) sweetheart