drac

Aromanian

Alternative forms

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

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • drãcoanji / drãcoanje
  • draconje
  • drãcos
  • drãcuros
  • drãcush

Catalan

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, Valencian) [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.

French
drac de Beaucaire

Alternative forms

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

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

drac m

  1. devil

Romanian

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.

Pronunciation
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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. ― 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!

Declension
Declension of drac
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) drac dracul (niște) draci dracii
genitive/dative (unui) drac dracului (unor) draci dracilor
vocative dracule dracilor

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: Dracula
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