Drache
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German trache, from Old High German trahho, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō, borrowed from Latin dracō. The modern initial d- is influenced by the original Latin, reinforced by dialectal German forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
Drache m (weak, genitive Drachen, plural Drachen, feminine Drachin)
- dragon
- Der Drache in der Höhle beschützte sein Gold
- The dragon in the cave protected his gold
- Drachen atmen Feuer aus ihrem Mund
- Dragons breathe fire out of their mouths
- kite (with the sense of "toy for children" or "geometrical shape")
Declension
Declension of Drache [masculine, weak]
Alternative forms
- Drachen
- Drach, Drack
- Trache, Trach, Track (Early New High German)
- Drachenviereck (geometrical shape)
Hyponyms
- Feuerdrache
- Meerdrache
- Seedrache
Derived terms
- alter Drache
- Drachen
- Drachenbaum
- Drachenblut
- Drachenboot
- Drachenbrut
- Drachenburg
- Drachenei
- Drachenfahne
- Drachenfels
- Drachenfisch
- Drachenflügel
- Drachenfrucht
- Drachengift
- Drachenhaupt
- Drachenhöhle
- Drachenkopf
- Drachenmuster
- Drachennest
- Drachensaat
- Drachenschatz
- Drachenstatue
- Drachentöter
- Drachenzahn
Descendants
Proper noun
Drache m (proper noun, weak, genitive Drachen)
Hypernyms
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Drache
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