drac

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English

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Noun

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drac (plural dracs)

  1. Clipping of draco.

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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drac m (plural drats, definite singular draclu, definite plural dratslji or dratsie)

  1. devil
  2. bad man

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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drac m (plural dracs)

  1. dragon
  2. (heraldry) dragon (stylised representation)
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References

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  • “drac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

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drac de Beaucaire

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Occitan drac, from Latin dracō. Compare the doublet dragon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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drac m (plural dracs)

  1. (mythology) a type of mythological creature associated with the dangers of water

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Megleno-Romanian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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drac m

  1. devil

Romanian

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Etymology

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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

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Dracula