dracontea

Latin

Etymology

Noun use of the feminine form of dracontēus (of a serpent).

Pronunciation

Noun

dracontēa f (genitive dracontēae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) synonym of dracontium (dragonwort)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dracontēa dracontēae
genitive dracontēae dracontēārum
dative dracontēae dracontēīs
accusative dracontēam dracontēās
ablative dracontēā dracontēīs
vocative dracontēa dracontēae

Descendants

  • Italian: dragontea

References

  • dracontea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.