drake en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈdɹ̝ʷeɪ̯k] ~ [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷeɪ̯k]
- /ˈdɹeɪ̯k/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts Proto-Germanic *anadz Proto-West Germanic *anad Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Germanic *rekô Proto-West Germanic *rekō Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō Old English *draca? ▲ Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō Old Saxon *anadrako Middle Low German drâkebor.? Middle English drake English drake From Middle English drake (“male duck, drake”), either from Old English *draca, *andraca (“male duck, drake”) or from Middle Low German drâke, andrâke, from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō (“drake”, literally “duck leader”). Cognate with Low German drake (“drake”), Dutch draak (“drake”), German Enterich (“drake”). More at annet.
Meanings
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A male duck (bird).
A drake belonging to a chemist, having drunk water out of a copper vessel which had contained phosphorous, continued its amorous activities until death.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 202:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
drakeskin · ducks and drakes · sheldrake · brown drake · drakelet · drakeling · duck on drake · wood drake
Descendants
Translations (76)
kl qeerlutooq angutiviaq (male duck) · lt añtinas (male duck) · hu gácsér (male duck) · de Entenmännchen (male duck) · ja 雄鴨 (male duck) · ky кежек (male duck) · ga bardal (male duck) · lt gaigalas (male duck) · nl mannetjeseend (male duck) · lv pīļtēviņš (male duck) · pt marreco (male duck) · tr suna (male duck) · eo anasiĉo (male duck) · gd ràc (male duck) · gl pato (male duck) · cs kačer (male duck) · ro rățoi (male duck) · is andarsteggur (male duck) · ast coríu (male duck) · fr canard mâle (male duck) · sv andrake (male duck) · ast patu (male duck) · kk кежек (male duck) · be ка́чар (male duck) · de Enterich (male duck) · ko 수오리 (male duck) · enm drake (male duck) · nds Wart (male duck) · pl kaczor (male duck) · sh pátak (male duck) · nl draak (male duck) · eo viranaso (male duck) · uk ка́чур (male duck) · de männliche Ente (male duck) · gmq-gut and-drakä (male duck) · kca-nor шош (male duck) · it papero (male duck) · vo dök (male duck) · nn andstegg (male duck) · fr malard (male duck) · fi ankkakukko (male duck) · yi קאַטשער (male duck) · de Erpel (male duck) · arz دكر بط (male duck) · nds Woort (male duck) · sv ankbonde (male duck) · vo hidök (male duck) · sk káčer (male duck) · ps پتخ (male duck) · th เป็ด (male duck) · gl parrulo (male duck) · es pato (male duck) · nn andrik (male duck) · ast curru (male duck) · gl lavanco (male duck) · gl anitre (male duck) · mk па́тор (male duck) · nb andrik (male duck) · id itik jantan (male duck) · nn andestegg (male duck) · da andrik (male duck) · bg пато́к (male duck) · nl woerd (male duck) · nb hannand (male duck) · io anadulo (male duck) · ks بَطُخ (male duck) · ru се́лезень (male duck) · nds drake (male duck) · nn hannand (male duck) · sh па́так (male duck) · id bebek jantan (male duck) · syl ꠀꠃꠀ (male duck) · gd dràc (male duck) · nb andestegg (male duck) · pt pato (male duck) · kca-eas ҷаҷ (male duck)