drach

See also: Drach

Polish

Alternative forms

• drachel (Chełmno-Dobrzyń)
• zdrach (Żywiec)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai

Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai)

Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der.

Latin dracōbor.

Proto-West Germanic *drakō

Old High German trahho

Middle High German trache

German Drachebor.

Polish drach

Borrowed from German Drache. Compare Silesian drach and Slovincian drach.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): [ˈdrax]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Żywiec) IPA^(key): [ˈdrax]
• Homophone: Drach

Noun

drach m inan

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Żywiec) synonym of latawiec (“kite”) (flying toy on string)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔkˈtɔ.rax/
• Rhymes: -ɔrax

Noun

drach m pers

1. locative plural of dr

Further reading

• Antoni Krasnowolski (1879), “drach”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 301
• Leon Rzeszowski (1891), “drach”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎^[1], volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 355

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai

Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai)

Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der.

Latin dracōbor.

Proto-West Germanic *drakō

Old High German trahho

Middle High German trache

German Drachebor.

Silesian drach

Borrowed from German Drache. Compare dialectal Polish drach and Slovincian drach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: drach

Noun

drach m animal

1. dragon (mythical reptilian or serpentine creature)

Noun

drach m inan

1. kite (lightweight toy)

Further reading

• drach in silling.org

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai

Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai)

Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der.

Latin dracōbor.

Proto-West Germanic *drakō

Old High German trahho

Middle High German trache

German Drachebor.

Slovincian drach

Borrowed from German Drache. Compare dialectal Polish drach and Silesian drach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrax/
• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: drach

Noun

drach m animal (related adjective drachôwy)

1. dragon (mythical reptilian or serpentine creature)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “drãχ”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 194