draconian
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See also: Draconian
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /dɹəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /dɹækˈəʊ.ni.ən/
- (US) enPR: drā-kō'ni-ən, drə-, IPA(key): /dɹeɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/, /dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
Audio (US): Duration: 2 seconds. (file) Audio (US): Duration: 1 second. (file) - Rhymes: -əʊniən
Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ian,[1] from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn), after the Athenian lawmaker Draco, known for making harsh laws. See δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]draconian (comparative more draconian, superlative most draconian)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Latin dracō (“dragon”) (stem dracōn-) + -ian.
Adjective
[edit]draconian (comparative more draconian, superlative most draconian)
- (obsolete, except in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon. quotations ▼
Synonyms
[edit]- (resembling a dragon): draconic, draconine, dragonish, dragonlike, dragony
Translations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Draconian, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French draconien.
Adjective
[edit]draconian m or n (feminine singular draconiană, masculine plural draconieni, feminine and neuter plural draconiene)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | draconian | draconiană | draconieni | draconiene | |||
definite | draconianul | draconiana | draconienii | draconienele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | draconian | draconiene | draconieni | draconiene | |||
definite | draconianului | draconienei | draconienilor | draconienelor |
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