dragon
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: astronomy
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Etymology: From Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō(n), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see clearly”). Displaced Old English wyrm, whence modern worm. Mostly displaced Old English draca (whence modern drake)—from the same Latin source, as are Draco, Dracon, dracone, and dragoon.
Inflected forms:
form: dragons
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: dwagon
pos: noun
tags: alternative
childish
pronunciation-spelling
Senses:
gloss: A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.
pos: noun
examples: Medea for the loue of Iaſon, taught him how to tame the fire breathing braſſ feeted Bulls, and kill the mighty dragon that kept the golden fleece[.]
But as every well-brought-up prince was expected to kill a dragon, and rescue a princess, the dragons grew fewer and fewer till it was often quite hard for a princess to find a dragon to be rescued from.
Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.
They pitched the dragon / over the cliff-top, let tide's flow / and backwash take the treasure-minder.
gloss: A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.
pos: noun
examples: These tapestries were magnificently figured with golden dragons; and as the serpentine bodies gleamed and shimmered in the increasing radiance, each dragon, I thought, intertwined its glittering coils more closely with those of another.
gloss: An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
gloss: An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
pos: noun
gloss: An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
pos: noun
gloss: An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
pos: noun
gloss: The constellation Draco.
pos: noun
tags: capitalized
often
with-definite-article
examples: My father compounded with my mother vnder the Dragons taile, and my nativity was vnder Vrsa Maior.
gloss: A fierce and unpleasant woman.
pos: noun
tags: derogatory
examples: She’s a bit of a dragon.
gloss: An unattractive woman.
pos: noun
tags: UK
derogatory
rare
slang
gloss: The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
pos: noun
tags: capitalized
often
with-definite-article
examples: Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.
gloss: Something very formidable or dangerous.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
gloss: A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.
pos: noun
gloss: A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
pos: noun
gloss: A type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel with a flared muzzle, often hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: our dragoons were so denominated because they were armed with dragons, that is, with short muskets, which spouted fire like dragons, and had the head of a dragon wrought upon their muzzle
gloss: A background process similar to a daemon.
pos: noun
tags: rare
examples: Daemons and Dragons. The print spooler is an example of a DAEMON, a program that executes in the background and provides a service […] Strictly speaking, a dragon is a daemon that is not invoked explicitly but is always there, waiting in the background […]
Many of the postmaster functions are actually handled by computer software such as dragons and mailer daemons.
gloss: A variety of carrier pigeon.
pos: noun
Related words: draco
Draco
draconian
draconic
draconine
dracontine
Dracula
dracunculus
dragonet
dragonette
dragoon
drake
Derived words: accelerated dragon
adragonist
Azure Dragon
bearded dragon
black dragon
blue dragon
chase the dragon
Chinese dragon
drag
draggy
dragon arum
dragonback
dragon beam
dragon boat
Dragon Boat Festival
dragon boating
dragonbone
Dragon Book
dragonborn
dragonbreath
dragon curve
dragon dance
dragondom
dragonesque
dragoness
dragonewt
dragonfire
dragonfish
dragon flag
dragonflame
dragonfly
dragon fruit
dragon gate
dragonhead
dragonhide
dragonhood
dragonise
dragonish
dragonism
dragonize
dragon kiln
dragonkin
dragonkind
dragonking
dragon lady
dragonlength
dragonless
dragonlet
Dragon Li
dragonlike
dragonling
dragon lizard
dragonlord
dragonlore
dragonly
dragon man
Dragon Man
dragonmaster
dragonologist
dragonology
dragonproof
dragonrider
dragon roll
dragonroot
dragon's beard candy
dragon's blood
dragonsbreath
dragon's head
dragonskin
dragonslayer
dragon slug
dragon snake
dragonsome
dragonspeak
dragon's tail
dragon's teeth
dragonstone
Dragon's Triangle
dragon's wort
dragontail
dragon-tail plant
dragon tie
dragon tree
dragon whisperer
dragonwise
dragon worm
dragonwort
dragony
dragon year
drain the dragon
Dutch angel dragon
dwaggy
earless dragon
feed the dragon
firedragon
flying dragon
frilled dragon
fudge dragon
grand dragon
green dragon
gum dragon
ice dragon boat
ice dragon boating
jacky dragon
Komodo dragon
Land of the Dragon
Land of the Red Dragon
leafy sea dragon
luck dragon
mud dragon
northern water dragon
paper dragon
Pilbara dragon
pseudodragon
puff the magic dragon
reluctant dragon
river-dragon
sailfin dragon)
scrambling dragon
sea dragon
shadowdragon
sleeping dragon
snapdragon
snowdragon
Stanford dragon
swampdragon
tickle the dragon's tail
twindragon
undragoned
water dragon
yellow dragon disease
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: аблаҩа
roman: ablajʷa
lang: Abkhaz
word: агәылшьаԥ
roman: agʷəlšap
lang: Afrikaans
word: draak
lang: Albanian
word: kuçedër
lang: Albanian
word: dragoi
lang: Southern Altai
word: улуу
roman: uluu
lang: Arabic
word: تِنِّين
roman: tinnīn
lang: Arabic
word: تِنِّين
roman: tinnīn
lang: Aragonese
word: dragón
lang: Aramaic
word: תנינא
lang: Armenian
word: դրակոն
roman: drakon
lang: Armenian
word: վիշապ
roman: višap
lang: Asturian
word: cuélebre
lang: Avar
word: аздагьо
roman: azdaho
lang: Avestan
word: 𐬀𐬲𐬌
roman: aži
lang: Avestan
word: 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀
roman: aži.dahāka
lang: Azerbaijani
word: əjdəha
lang: Bashkir
word: аждаһа
roman: ajdaha
lang: Bashkir
word: дракон
roman: drakon
lang: Basque
word: herensuge
lang: Belarusian
word: цмок
roman: cmok
lang: Belarusian
word: драко́н
roman: drakón
lang: Belarusian
word: змей
roman: zmjej
lang: Belarusian
word: смок
roman: smok
lang: Bengali
word: আজদাহা
roman: ajdaha
lang: Central Bikol
word: dragon
lang: Bulgarian
word: драко́н
roman: drakón
lang: Bulgarian
word: змей
roman: zmej
lang: Burmese
word: နဂါး
roman: na.ga:
lang: Catalan
word: drac
lang: Catalan
word: víbria
lang: Chechen
word: саьрмик
roman: särmik
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎤᎦᏖᎾ
roman: ugatena
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 龍 /龙
roman: lung⁴
lang: Chinese
word: лун
roman: lun
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 龍 /龙
roman: lóng
lang: Chuvash
word: аҫтаха
roman: aśtah̬a
lang: Coptic
word: ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ
roman: drakōn
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: ajderha
lang: Czech
word: drak
lang: Danish
word: drage
lang: Danish
word: lindorm
lang: Dargwa
word: аждагьа
roman: aždaha
lang: Dutch
word: draak
lang: Dutch
word: lintworm
lang: Dzongkha
word: འབྲུག
roman: 'brug
lang: Elfdalian
word: dratji
lang: Esperanto
word: drako
lang: Estonian
word: lohe
lang: Estonian
word: draakon
lang: Estonian
word: lohemadu
lang: Estonian
word: lendmadu
lang: Faroese
word: dreki
lang: Faroese
word: lindormur
lang: Finnish
word: lohikäärme
lang: French
word: dragon
lang: West-Frisian
word: draak
lang: Friulian
word: dragon
lang: Galician
word: dragón
lang: Galician
word: bicha
lang: Galician
word: serpe
lang: Georgian
word: დრაკონი
roman: draḳoni
lang: Georgian
word: გველეშაპი
roman: gvelešaṗi
lang: German
word: Drache
lang: Old High German
word: trahho
lang: Greek
word: δράκος
roman: drákos
lang: Greek
word: δράκαινα
roman: drákaina
lang: Greek
word: δράκοντας
roman: drákontas
lang: Ancient Greek
word: δράκων
roman: drákōn
lang: Ancient Greek
word: δράκαινα
roman: drákaina
lang: Greenlandic
word: uumasorujuk
lang: Greenlandic
word: aassissuaq
lang: Greenlandic
word: kuukkooriaasarsuaq
lang: Hebrew
word: דְּרָקוֹן
roman: drakón
lang: Hebrew
word: רַהַב
roman: ráhav
lang: Hindi
word: अज़दहा
roman: azdahā
lang: Hindi
word: अजदहा
roman: ajdahā
lang: Hindi
word: अजदाह
roman: ajdāh
lang: Hungarian
word: sárkány
lang: Icelandic
word: dreki
lang: Icelandic
word: lindormur
lang: Ido
word: drako
lang: Indonesian
word: naga
lang: Irish
word: dragan
lang: Irish
word: dragún
lang: Irish
word: ollphéist
lang: Italian
word: drago
lang: Italian
word: dragone
lang: Japanese
word: 竜
lang: Japanese
word: ドラゴン
roman: doragon
lang: Jeju
word: 용
roman: yong
lang: Jeju
word: 미리
roman: miri
lang: Jingpho
word: baren
lang: Kalmyk
word: лу
roman: lu
lang: Kazakh
word: айдаһар
roman: aidahar
lang: Kazakh
word: аждаһа
roman: ajdaha
lang: Khmer
word: នាគ
roman: niək
lang: Khmer
word: ឧរគ
roman: ʼuraʼkĕəʼ
lang: Korean
word: 용
roman: yong
lang: Korean
word: 룡
roman: ryong
lang: Korean
word: 미르
roman: mireu
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ئهژدهها
roman: ejdeha
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: ejdeha
lang: Kyrgyz
word: ажыдаар
roman: ajıdaar
lang: Kyrgyz
word: улу
roman: ulu
lang: Lak
word: аждагьа
roman: aždaha
lang: Lao
word: ມັງກອນ
roman: mang kǭn
lang: Lao
word: ນາກ
roman: nāk
lang: Latgalian
word: pyučs
lang: Latgalian
word: pyukuļs
lang: Latin
word: draco
lang: Latvian
word: pūķis
lang: Latvian
word: drakons
lang: Lezgi
word: аждагьан
roman: aždahan
lang: Lithuanian
word: drakonas
lang: Lithuanian
word: slibinas
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Draach
lang: Macedonian
word: змеј
roman: zmej
lang: Macedonian
word: а́ждер
roman: ážder
lang: Macedonian
word: а́ла
roman: ála
lang: Macedonian
word: ла́мја
roman: lámja
lang: Macedonian
word: а́ждаја
roman: áždaja
lang: Macedonian
word: дра́кон
roman: drákon
lang: Malay
word: naga
lang: Maltese
word: dragun
lang: Manchu
word: ᠮᡠᡩᡠ᠋ᡵᡳ
roman: muduri
lang: Manx
word: dragan
lang: Manx
word: dragane
lang: Māori
word: tarākona
lang: Māori
word: mokoahi
lang: Marathi
word: ड्रॅगन
roman: ḍrĕgan
lang: Middle English
word: dragoun
lang: Middle English
word: drake
lang: Mongolian
word: луу
roman: luu
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠯᠤᠤ
roman: luu
lang: Muong
word: rồng
lang: Nanai
word: мудур
roman: mudur
lang: Navajo
word: naʼashǫ́ʼiitsoh
lang: Navajo
word: tłʼiishtsoh
lang: Niuean
word: tarākoni
lang: Nogai
word: аздаа
roman: azdaa
lang: Norman
word: dragon
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: drage
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: drake
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: drake
lang: Occitan
word: dragon
lang: Church Slavic
word: смокъ
roman: smokŭ
lang: Church Slavic
word: ⱄⰿⱁⰽⱏ
roman: smokŭ
lang: Old East Slavic
word: смокъ
roman: smokŭ
lang: Old English
word: draca
lang: Old Norse
word: dreki
lang: Pali
word: nāga
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: шаркань
roman: šarkanʹ
lang: Parthian
word: 𐫀𐫋𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃
roman: ʾjdhʾg
lang: Pashto
word: ښامار
roman: x̌āmãr
lang: Pashto
word: اژدها
roman: aždahã
lang: Pashto
word: اژدهار
roman: aždahãr
lang: Pashto
word: اژدر
roman: aždár
lang: Iranian Persian
word: اَژْدَهَا
roman: aždahâ
lang: Iranian Persian
word: اِژْدِهَا
roman: eždehâ
lang: Iranian Persian
word: اَژْدَر
roman: aždar
lang: Middle Persian
word: 𐭠𐭰𐭩𐭣𐭤𐭠𐭪𐭩
roman: ʾcydhʾky
lang: Middle Persian
word: 𐭠𐭰
roman: ʾc
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Droak
lang: Polish
word: smok
lang: Polish
word: żmij
lang: Portuguese
word: dragão
lang: Romagnol
word: drêgh
lang: Romanian
word: balaur
lang: Romanian
word: dragon
lang: Romanian
word: zmeu
lang: Romansh
word: dragun
lang: Russian
word: драко́н
roman: drakón
lang: Russian
word: змей
roman: zmej
lang: Russian
word: смок
roman: smok
lang: Sanskrit
word: उरङ्ग
roman: uraṅga
lang: Sanskrit
word: नाग
roman: nāga
lang: Scots
word: Draigon
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: nathair-sgiathach
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: змај
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: аждаја
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: аждаха
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: aлa
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: змајица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: змајеви
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zmaj
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: aždaja
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: aždaha
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ala
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zmajica
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zmajevi
lang: Shan
word: ၼၵႃး
roman: nǎ káa
lang: Sherpa
word: འབྲུག
roman: 'brug
lang: Sicilian
word: dragu
lang: Slovak
word: drak
lang: Slovak
word: šarkan
lang: Slovene
word: zmaj
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: plon
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: paliwaka
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: zmij
lang: Spanish
word: dragón
lang: Spanish
word: guiverno
lang: Swahili
word: joka
lang: Swahili
word: dragoni
lang: Swedish
word: drake
lang: Swedish
word: lindorm
lang: Tagalog
word: dragon
lang: Tai Dam
word: ꪩꪺꪉ
roman: ꞌluống
lang: Tajik
word: аждаҳо
roman: aždaho
lang: Tajik
word: аждар
roman: aždar
lang: Tamil
word: டிராகன்
roman: ṭirākaṉ
lang: Tatar
word: аждаһа
roman: ajdaha
lang: Tatar
word: ләү
roman: läw
lang: Thai
word: มังกร
roman: mang-gɔɔn
lang: Thai
word: นาค
roman: nâak
lang: Thai
word: อุรค
lang: Tibetan
word: འབྲུག
roman: 'brug
lang: Tsez
word: аждагь
roman: aždah
lang: Turkish
word: ejderha
lang: Turkish
word: ejder
lang: Turkish
word: dragon
lang: Turkish
word: büke
lang: Turkish
word: suban
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اژدرها
roman: ejderha
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: ثعبان
roman: suʿban
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: غول
roman: ğul
lang: Turkmen
word: ajdarha
lang: Turkmen
word: lu
lang: Tuvan
word: улу
roman: ulu
lang: Ubykh
word: чыгьыблы
roman: čəgʲəblə
lang: Ugaritic
word: 𐎚𐎐𐎐
roman: tnn
lang: Ukrainian
word: змій
roman: zmij
lang: Ukrainian
word: змії́ха
roman: zmijíxa
lang: Ukrainian
word: драко́н
roman: drakón
lang: Ukrainian
word: смок
roman: smok
lang: Urdu
word: اَژْدَہا
roman: aźdahā
lang: Uyghur
word: ئەجدىھا
roman: ejdiha
lang: Uyghur
word: ئەجدىھار
roman: ejdihar
lang: Uzbek
word: ajdar
lang: Uzbek
word: ajdahor
lang: Venetan
word: dragon
lang: Vietnamese
word: rồng
lang: Volapük
word: drak
lang: Volapük
word: dlak
lang: Welsh
word: draig
lang: Written Oirat
word: ᠯᡇᡇ᠋
lang: Yaghnobi
word: аждаҳор
roman: aždahor
lang: Yaghnobi
word: аҷдаҳор
roman: ajdahor
lang: Yiddish
word: דראַקאָן
roman: drakon
lang: Yiddish
word: פֿיפּערנאָטער
roman: fipernoter
lang: Yoruba
word: dírágónì
lang: Zhuang
word: lungz