Noun

drac (plural dracs)Category:English lemmas#DRACCategory:English nouns#DRACCategory:English countable nouns#DRACCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRACCategory:Pages with entries#DRACCategory:Pages with 6 entries#DRAC

1. Clipping of dracoCategory:English clippings#DRAC.

Alternative forms

• dracu, dãrac, darac

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Aromanian terms inherited from Latin#DRACCategory:Aromanian terms derived from Latin#DRAC dracō, from Ancient GreekCategory:Aromanian terms derived from Ancient Greek#DRAC δράκων (drákōn). Compare Megleno-Romanian and Daco-Romanian drac.

Noun

drac m (plural drats, definite singular draclu, definite plural dratslji or dratsie)Category:Aromanian lemmas#DRACCategory:Aromanian nouns#DRACCategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#DRACCategory:Aromanian masculine nouns#DRACCategory:Pages with entries#DRACCategory:Pages with 6 entries#DRAC

1. devil
2. bad man

Etymology

Inherited from LatinCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Latin#DRACCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#DRAC dracō (compare Occitan drac, Italian and Spanish drago, Romanian drac), from Ancient GreekCategory:Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek#DRAC δράκων (drákōn). Compare also Catalan dragó, from the Latin accusative dracōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdɾak]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#DRAC

• Audio (Catalonia):

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  Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#DRAC

Noun

drac m (plural dracs)Category:Catalan lemmas#DRACCategory:Catalan nouns#DRACCategory:Catalan countable nouns#DRACCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#DRACCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#DRACCategory:Pages with entries#DRACCategory:Pages with 6 entries#DRAC

1. dragon
2. (heraldryCategory:ca:Heraldry#DRAC) dragon (stylised representation)

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “drac”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Alternative forms

• Drac, drack

Etymology

Borrowed from OccitanCategory:French terms borrowed from Occitan#DRACCategory:French terms derived from Occitan#DRAC drac, from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#DRAC dracō. Compare the doublet dragonCategory:French doublets#DRAC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁak/Category:French 1-syllable words#DRACCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#DRAC

Noun

drac m (plural dracs)Category:French lemmas#DRACCategory:French nouns#DRACCategory:French countable nouns#DRACCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#DRACCategory:French masculine nouns#DRACCategory:Pages with entries#DRACCategory:Pages with 6 entries#DRAC

1. (mythologyCategory:fr:Mythology#DRAC) 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 LatinCategory:Megleno-Romanian terms inherited from Latin#DRACCategory:Megleno-Romanian terms derived from Latin#DRAC dracō, from Ancient GreekCategory:Megleno-Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek#DRAC δράκων (drákōn). Compare Aromanian and Daco-Romanian drac.

Noun

drac mCategory:Megleno-Romanian lemmas#DRACCategory:Megleno-Romanian nouns#DRACCategory:Megleno-Romanian entries with incorrect language header#DRACCategory:Megleno-Romanian masculine nouns#DRACCategory:Pages with entries#DRACCategory:Pages with 6 entries#DRAC

1. devil

Etymology

Inherited from LatinCategory:Romanian terms inherited from Latin#DRACCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#DRAC dracō (“dragon”), from Ancient GreekCategory:Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek#DRAC δράκων (drákōn). Compare also Catalan and Occitan drac and the derived French drac. Doublet of dragonCategory:Romanian doublets#DRAC, which was borrowed from French. Compare Sicilian dragu, Megleno-Romanian and Aromanian drac.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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  Category:Romanian terms with audio pronunciation#DRAC

• Audio:

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  Category:Romanian terms with audio pronunciation#DRAC

Noun

drac m (plural draci, feminine equivalent drăcoaică)Category:Romanian lemmas#DRACCategory:Romanian nouns#DRACCategory:Romanian countable nouns#DRACCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#DRACCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#DRACCategory:Pages with entries#DRACCategory:Pages with 6 entries#DRAC

1. devil

   Synonyms: diavol, demon

   Drace! ― Damn!Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   La dracu'! ― Damn it!Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   (Mai) du-te dracu'! ― Go to hell!Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   Ce dracu'? ― What the hell?Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   La dracu-n praznic / la mama dracului. ― In the middle of nowhere.Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   Tot un drac / același drac. ― Same thing.Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   A băga (pe cineva) în draci. ― To scare (someone). (literally, “To put (someone) in devils.”)Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   A face pe dracu-n patru. ― To make every effort. (literally, “To make the devil in four.”)Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   A avea draci. ― To be angry. (literally, “To have devils.”)Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   A da de dracu'. ― To be in trouble. (literally, “To reach the devil.”)Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   Dracu' să te ia! / Lua-te-ar dracu'! ― Damn you! (literally, “May the devil take you!”)Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   Dracu' să mă ia! / Lua-m-ar dracu'! ― I'll be damned! (literally, “May the devil take me!”)Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   Pe dracu'. ― Nothing / Anything.Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC

   Dracu'! ― Hell no!Category:Romanian terms with usage examples#DRAC