English Online Dictionary. What means dragon? What does dragon mean?
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: drăg'ən, IPA(key): /ˈdɹæɡən/, /ˈdɹæɡɪn/
- (Canada, General American) IPA(key): (see /æ/ raising) [ˈdɹeɪɡən]
- Rhymes: -æɡən
Etymology 1
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, “I see clearly”). Displaced native Old English draca—a doublet of dragon, as are Draco, dracone, and dragoon.
Noun
dragon (plural dragons)
- A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.
- In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
- In Eastern Asian mythologies, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
- In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
- An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
- (obsolete) A very large snake; a python.
- Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona.
- A Komodo dragon.
- (astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized) The constellation Draco.
- (derogatory) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.
- (UK, slang, rare, derogatory) An unattractive woman.
- (with definite article, often capitalized) The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
- (figurative) Something very formidable or dangerous.
- A type of playing-tile (red dragon, green dragon, white dragon) in the game of mahjong.
- A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
- (military, weaponry, historical) 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.
- Synonym: dragoon
- (computing, rare) A background process similar to a daemon.
- A variety of carrier pigeon.
Synonyms
- (legendary creature): drake, wyrm, wyvern, lindworm, derg (furry fandom), dwaggy (online slang, childish)
- (unpleasant woman): dragon lady, see also Thesaurus:shrew
Hypernyms
- (legendary creature): monster, serpent
Hyponyms
- (legendary creature): dragoness, dragonness, dragonette, dragonet, dragonlet, dragonling
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
See also
- 🐉, 🐲
- basilisk
- Saint George
- serpent
- stoor worm/Stoor Worm
- zilant/Zilant
Etymology 2
Derived from drag queen.
Noun
dragon (plural dragons)
- (slang) A man who does drag or crossdresses, or sometimes by extension a male-to-female transgender person.
- May 2017 Michael Connelly shares excerpt from The Late Show
- Ballard felt her phone vibrate in her hand and turned away from the nurse. She saw a return text from Mendez. She read his answer out loud to Jenkins. “‘Ramona Ramone, dragon. Real name Ramón Gutierrez. Had him in here a couple weeks back. Priors longer than his pre-op dick.’ Nice way of putting it.” “Considering his own dimensions,” Jenkins said. Drag queens, cross-dressers, and transgenders were all generally referred to as dragons in vice. No distinctions were made. It wasn’t nice but it was accepted.
- October 2017 Drag Star VIZIN is back with new single Blasting News
- My favorite part was probably the ‘de-dragging.’ Taking the Dragon off (that’s what I call her) is always my favorite. In all honesty, the entire experience was amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Being felt up by Michael Silas wasn’t bad either...
- December 2017 Miss Lawrence as Miss Bruce, "Climax" Star episode 21
- Yes. Butt shots. Everybody can't afford lipo and fat transfers. Especially dragons. So if they want to pay me top dollar to pump their ass up that's what I'm gonna do, and you've benefited from it.
- May 2017 Michael Connelly shares excerpt from The Late Show
Further reading
- dragon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- dragon (firearm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- dragon (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “dragon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Gradon, Gondar, gardon, Dagorn, Argnod, Dorgan, Gordan
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːˀn
Etymology 1
Noun
dragon c (singular definite dragonen, plural indefinite dragoner)
- a dragoon (soldier of the mounted infantry)
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin dragon, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).
Noun
dragon c (singular definite dragonen, plural indefinite dragoner)
- (archaic) tarragon
- Synonym: esdragon
References
- “dragon” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /draːˈɣɔn/
- Hyphenation: dra‧gon
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French dragon, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).
Noun
dragon m (uncountable)
- the edible Mediterranean herb Artemisia dracunculus (tarragon), used as a salad spice
- the plant Erysimum cheiranthoides
Synonyms
- (Erysium cheiranthoides): steenraket
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French dragon.
Noun
dragon m (plural dragons, diminutive dragonnetje n)
- a (French) dragoon
Hypernyms
- dragonder
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French dragon, perhaps borrowed from Old Occitan dragon, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of drac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʁa.ɡɔ̃/
Noun
dragon m (plural dragons, feminine dragonne)
- a dragon, creature or person
- a dragoon
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “dragon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- gardon
- gronda
Middle English
Noun
dragon
- Alternative form of dragoun
- 1380-1399 — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Parson's Tale
Norman
Alternative forms
- dragoun (continental Normandy)
Etymology
From Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).
Pronunciation
Noun
dragon m (plural dragons)
- (Jersey, Guernsey) dragon
- (Jersey, Guernsey, nautical) flying jib
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dragon m (definite singular dragonen, indefinite plural dragoner, definite plural dragonene)
- a dragoon (soldier of the mounted infantry)
References
- “dragon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dragon m (definite singular dragonen, indefinite plural dragonar, definite plural dragonane)
- a dragoon (soldier of the mounted infantry)
References
- “dragon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dragēn.
Verb
dragon
- to behave
- to acquire
Inflection
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: drāgen
- Dutch: dragen
- Limburgish: drage
- Zealandic: draege
Further reading
- “dragon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old French
Alternative forms
- dragun (Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
Semi-learned term from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).
Noun
dragon oblique singular, m (oblique plural dragons, nominative singular dragons, nominative plural dragon)
- dragon (mythical animal)
Descendants
- Middle French: dracon
- French: dragon (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: dragon
- → Middle English: dragoun, dragon, dragoune, dragun
- English: dragon (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: draigon
- → Old Irish: dragán
- Irish: dragan
- Manx: dragan
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Old Spanish dragon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɾaˈɡõ/
Noun
dragon m (plural dragons)
- dragon
Descendants
- Galician: dragón
- Portuguese: drago, dragão
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dracōnem, accusative of dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɾaˈɡon/
Noun
dragon m (plural dragones)
- dragon
- Idem, f. 118v.
Descendants
- Spanish: drago, dragón (see there for further descendants)
Old Welsh
Noun
dragon m
- commander, war leader
Quotations
Related terms
- pendragon m
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem. Doublet of the inherited drac (“devil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /draˈɡon/
Noun
dragon m (plural dragoni)
- a dragon (mythical creature)
- Synonym: balaur
- a flying lizard species (of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona)
- (astronomy, often capitalized, with definite articulation) Draco (constellation)
- (military) a dragoon (horse soldier)
Declension
Related terms
- drac
References
- dragon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /draˈɡuːn/
Noun
dragon c
- a dragoon (soldier of the mounted infantry)
- the perennial herb tarragon
- leaves of that plant, used as seasoning
Declension
Related terms
- dragonregemente
- dragonättika
- dragonört
Descendants
- → Finnish: rakuuna
See also
- bearnaisesås
References
- dragon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dragon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dragon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- grodan
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish dragón, from Latin dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “serpent, dragon”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dɾaˈɡon/ [d̪ɾɐˈɣon̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: dra‧gon
Noun
dragón (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔)
- (mythology) dragon
- Synonym: naga
- (figuratively) cruel person
Related terms
Further reading
- “dragon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018