dracontea
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun use of the feminine form of dracontēus (“of a serpent”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dra.konˈteː.a/, [d̪räkɔn̪ˈt̪eːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dra.konˈte.a/, [d̪räkon̪ˈt̪ɛːä]
Noun[edit]
dracontēa f (genitive dracontēae); first declension
- (Late Latin) Synonym of dracontium (“dragonwort”)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dracontēa | dracontēae |
| Genitive | dracontēae | dracontēārum |
| Dative | dracontēae | dracontēīs |
| Accusative | dracontēam | dracontēās |
| Ablative | dracontēā | dracontēīs |
| Vocative | dracontēa | dracontēae |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: dragontea
References[edit]
- dracontea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.