draig

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish draic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier Proto-Celtic *drakū, from Latin dracō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠaɟ/

Noun

draig f (genitive singular draige)

  1. dragon
    Synonym: dragan
  2. (literary) fire

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
draig dhraig ndraig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dreic, from Proto-Brythonic *drėg, earlier *drakū, from Latin dracō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /drai̯ɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯ɡ

Noun

draig f (plural dreigiau)

  1. dragon

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
draig ddraig nraig unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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