"Draco" meaning in English

See Draco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -eɪkəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn). Doublet of dracone, dragon, and dragoon. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Dracō}} Borrowed from Latin Dracō, {{der|en|grc|Δρᾰ́κων}} Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn), {{dbt|en|dracone|dragon|dragoon}} Doublet of dracone, dragon, and dragoon Head templates: {{en-prop}} Draco
  1. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Wikidata QID: Q8675 Categories (topical): Constellations Translations (constellation): Δράκων (Drákōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), تِنِّين (tinnīn) [masculine] (Arabic), 天龍座 /天龙座 (english: tin¹ lung⁴ zo⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 天龍座 /天龙座 (Tiānlóngzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Lohikäärme (Finnish), Dragon [masculine] (French), Dragón (Galician), Drache [masculine] (German), an Dragan [masculine] (Irish), 竜座 (Ryūza) (alt: りゅうざ) (Japanese), Айдаһар (Aidahar) (Kazakh), Draco [masculine] (Latin), Naga (Malay), Dragen (Norwegian Bokmål), Draken (Norwegian Nynorsk), تنین (tinnin) (Ottoman Turkish), اژدها (eždahâ) (Persian), هشتبهر (haštbahr) (Persian), Smok [masculine] (Polish), Dragão [masculine] (Portuguese), Драко́н (Drakón) [masculine] (Russian), Draco (Spanish), Ejderha (Turkish), Thiên Long (Vietnamese), Sidrak (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-Draco-en-name-en:Q8675 Categories (other): Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 10 4 47 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 11 8 45 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 3 43 40 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'constellation': 100 0 0 0
  2. The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws. Translations (Athenian lawgiver): Dracó (Catalan), Draco [masculine] (Dutch), Drakon (Finnish), Dracon (French), דרקון (Draqón) [masculine] (Hebrew), Drakon [masculine] (Polish), Dracão [masculine] (Portuguese), Drácon [masculine] (Portuguese), Dracon [masculine] (Portuguese), Draco [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Draco-en-name-xT1Ei9h1 Disambiguation of 'Athenian lawgiver': 1 67 17 16
  3. (Greek mythology) One of Actaeon's hounds. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Individuals, Mythological creatures Derived forms: Draco in Leather Pants, Draconis Related terms: draconian, draconic, dracontine, Dracunculus, Eltanin, Dracula Translations (one of Acteon's hounds): Draco [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-Draco-en-name-gm0IYmaU Disambiguation of Individuals: 10 13 60 17 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 3 4 72 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 55 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 3 55 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 10 3 41 14 3 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 42 9 2 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 6 50 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 10 4 47 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 7 45 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 3 66 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 6 47 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 3 65 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 6 47 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 4 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 5 54 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 7 45 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 2 69 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 11 8 45 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 2 48 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 11 8 45 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 3 43 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 10 6 45 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 12 5 59 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 8 45 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 6 47 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 7 46 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 2 69 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 2 71 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 7 46 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 11 8 45 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 14 2 69 15 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of "one of Acteon's hounds": 9 1 78 11
  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek or Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
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Alternative forms

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