draconteus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρακόντειος (drakónteios), δρακόντιος (drakóntios), derived from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

dracontēus (feminine dracontēa, neuter dracontēum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of a serpent, serpentine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dracontēus	dracontēa	dracontēum		dracontēī	dracontēae	dracontēa
genitive	dracontēī	dracontēae	dracontēī		dracontēōrum	dracontēārum	dracontēōrum
dative	dracontēō	dracontēae	dracontēō		dracontēīs
accusative	dracontēum	dracontēam	dracontēum		dracontēōs	dracontēās	dracontēa
ablative	dracontēō	dracontēā	dracontēō		dracontēīs
vocative	dracontēe	dracontēa	dracontēum		dracontēī	dracontēae	dracontēa

Derived terms

• dracontēa (Late Latin)

References

• “draconteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “draconteus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.