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δράκος
dragon /ˈðra.kos/
nounC1#3528 most common
Also: ogre, monster (in folk tales)
Example sentences
Ο δράκος είναι μεγάλος.
The dragon is big.
Στο παραμύθι υπάρχει ένας κακός δράκος.
In the fairy tale there is an evil dragon.
Ο ήρωας πολέμησε τον δράκο για να σώσει την πριγκίπισσα.
The hero fought the dragon to save the princess.
Οι δράκοι στα ελληνικά παραμύθια συνήθως φυλάνε έναν θησαυρό.
Dragons in Greek fairy tales usually guard a treasure.
Πολλοί θρύλοι της Κρήτης αναφέρονται σε δράκους που έχτιζαν πέτρινα σπίτια στα βουνά.
Many Cretan legends refer to dragons that built stone houses in the mountains.
Ο δράκος, σύμφωνα με τη λαϊκή παράδοση, συμβόλιζε τις δυνάμεις της φύσης που ο άνθρωπος δεν μπορούσε να δαμάσει.
The dragon, according to folk tradition, symbolized the forces of nature that man could not tame.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο δράκος | οι δράκοι |
| Genitive | του δράκου | των δράκων |
| Accusative | τον δράκο | τους δράκους |
| Vocative | δράκο | δράκοι |
Word family
δράκωνdragon, serpent (formal or literary register)
δρακόντειοςdraconian, extremely harsh
δρακάκιlittle dragon (diminutive)
δρακόσπιτοdragon house, an ancient stone structure in Greek folklore
Etymology
Δράκος comes from ancient Greek δράκων (drakōn), meaning serpent or dragon. That noun is tied to the verb δέρκομαι, to see or glare, since the old image of the dragon was a creature with a piercing stare. The Modern Greek form δράκος arose as a simplified variant of δράκων and became the common word for the dragon or ogre of folk tales.
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