Drache

See also: drache and draché

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

IPA^(key): /ˈdʁaxə/, [ˈdʁäχə]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Dra‧che
Rhymes: -aχə

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]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Drache	die	Drachen
genitive	eines	des	Drachen	der	Drachen
dative	einem	dem	Drachen	den	Drachen
accusative	einen	den	Drachen	die	Drachen

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

→ Czech: drak
→ Polish: drach
→ Silesian: drach
→ Slovak: drak
→ Slovincian: drach

Proper noun

Drache m (proper noun, weak, genitive Drachen)

(astronomy) Draco

Hypernyms

Sternbild

Further reading

“Drache” in Duden online
“Drache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Drache

plural of Drach