drac

Noun

drac (plural dracs)

1. Clipping of draco.

Alternative forms

• dracu, dãrac, darac

Etymology

From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Megleno-Romanian and Daco-Romanian drac.

Noun

drac m (plural drats, definite singular draclu, definite plural dratslji or dratsie)

1. devil
2. bad man

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dracō (compare Occitan drac, Italian and Spanish drago, Romanian drac), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare also Catalan dragó, from the Latin accusative dracōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdɾak]

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Noun

drac m (plural dracs)

1. dragon
2. (heraldry) dragon (stylised representation)

References

• “drac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Alternative forms

• Drac, drack

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan drac, from Latin dracō. Compare the doublet dragon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁak/

Noun

drac m (plural dracs)

1. (mythology) a type of mythological creature associated with the dangers of water

Further reading

• “drac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Drac (démon) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology

From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Aromanian and Daco-Romanian drac.

Noun

drac m

1. devil

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dracō (“dragon”), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare also Catalan and Occitan drac and the derived French drac. Doublet of dragon, which was borrowed from French. Compare Sicilian dragu, Megleno-Romanian and Aromanian drac.

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Noun

drac m (plural draci)

1. devil

   Synonyms: diavol, demon

   Drace! ― Damn!

   La dracu'! ― Damn it!

   (Mai) du-te dracu'! ― Go to hell!

   Ce dracu'? ― What the hell?

   La dracu-n praznic / la mama dracului. ― In the middle of nowhere.

   Tot un drac / același drac. ― Same thing.

   A băga (pe cineva) în draci. ― To scare (someone). (literally, “To put (someone) in devils.”)

   A face pe dracu-n patru. ― To make every effort. (literally, “To make the devil in four.”)

   A avea draci. ― To be angry. (literally, “To have devils.”)

   A da de dracu'. ― To be in trouble. (literally, “To reach the devil.”)

   Dracu' să te ia! / Lua-te-ar dracu'! ― Damn you! (literally, “May the devil take you!”)

   Dracu' să mă ia! / Lua-m-ar dracu'! ― I'll be damned! (literally, “May the devil take me!”)

   Pe dracu'. ― Nothing / Anything.

   Dracu'! ― Hell no!