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Draco en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn). Doublet of Dracon, dracone, dragon, and dragoon.

Meanings

  1. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
  2. An Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.
    • The statesman Draco, faced with public complacency in the face of a crisis in crime, devised a simple method of maintaining order: kill all offenders. 1985 December 8, William Safire, “ESSAY; Draco vs. Solon”, in The New York Times:
  3. (Greek) One of Actaeon's hounds.
  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek or Latin.
    • Midway through a video interview with Tom Felton about his best-selling memoir, “Beyond the Wand,” the actor who played Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies removes the blue-gray baseball cap he’d been wearing backward and begins to tousle his hair. 2022 November 10, Elisabeth Egan, “Tom Felton Auditioned for ‘Harry Potter’ Without Reading the Books”, in The New York Times:
    • Last November’s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony seemed to be the culmination of a heartwarming comeback for the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Robi Draco Rosa. 2014 August 15, Larry Rohter, “Life After ‘Vida’: One Man’s Time to Heal”, in The New York Times:

Deriveds

Druna · Dramione · Drarry · Draco in Leather Pants · Snaco · Draconis

Relateds

Eltanin · draconic · Dracula · Drako · Drako · dracontine · Drakon · Dracunculus · Dracon · draconian

Translations (44)

fi Drakon (Athenian lawgiver) · pt Dracon (Athenian lawgiver) · nl Draco (Athenian lawgiver) · pl Drakon (Athenian lawgiver) · bg Дракон (one of Acteon's hounds) · or ଡ୍ରାକୋ (Athenian lawgiver) · nn Draken (constellation) · gl Dragón (constellation) · bg Дракон (constellation) · kk Айдаһар (constellation) · fi Lohikäärme (constellation) · ja りゅう座 (constellation) · grc Δράκων (constellation) · eo Drako (constellation) · pt Draco (Athenian lawgiver) · ga an Dragan (constellation) · fr Dracon (Athenian lawgiver) · tr Ejderha (constellation) · ca Dracó (Athenian lawgiver) · vi Thiên Long (constellation) · cmn 天龍座 /天龙座 (constellation) · ru Драко́н (constellation) · pl Smok (constellation) · ja 竜座 (constellation) · pt Dracão (Athenian lawgiver) · ar تِنِّين (constellation) · yue 天龍座 /天龙座 (constellation) · pt Drácon (Athenian lawgiver) · fr Dragon (constellation) · nl Draco (one of Acteon's hounds) · ms Naga (constellation) · mr कालिय (constellation) · pt Dragão (constellation) · de Drache (constellation) · fa اژدها (constellation) · th กลุ่มดาวมังกร (constellation) · nb Dragen (constellation) · he דרקון (Athenian lawgiver) · bg Дракон (Athenian lawgiver) · es Draco (constellation) · la Draco (constellation) · ota تنین (constellation) · vo Sidrak (constellation) · fa هشتبهر (constellation)

wikidata: Q8675 · wikipedia: + (constellation) · wikipedia: + (lawgiver) · wikipedia: + Dwarf · wikipedia: Draco