dracontea

Latin

Etymology

Noun use of the feminine form of dracontēus (“of a serpent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dra.kɔnˈteː.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [dra.konˈtɛː.a]

Noun

dracontēa f (genitive dracontēae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) synonym of dracontium (“dragonwort”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dracontēa	dracontēae
genitive	dracontēae	dracontēārum
dative	dracontēae	dracontēīs
accusative	dracontēam	dracontēās
ablative	dracontēā	dracontēīs
vocative	dracontēa	dracontēae

Descendants

• Italian: dragontea

References

• “dracontea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.