draconian

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From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ian, from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn), after the Athenian lawmaker Draco, known for making harsh laws. See δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”).

From Latin dracō (“dragon”) (stem dracōn-) + -ian.

From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ian.

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: drakonies — severe, oppressive or strict
• Arabic: شَدِيد الْقُسْوَة (šadīd al-quswa) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Armenian: դրակոնյան (drakonyan) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Bulgarian: драконовски (drakonovski) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Catalan: draconià — severe, oppressive or strict
• Chinese Mandarin: 嚴苛的 /严苛的 — severe, oppressive or strict
• Czech: drakonický — severe, oppressive or strict
• Dutch: draconisch — severe, oppressive or strict
• Esperanto: drakona — severe, oppressive or strict
• Finnish: erittäin ankara — severe, oppressive or strict
• Finnish: drakoninen — severe, oppressive or strict
• French: draconien — severe, oppressive or strict
• Galician: draconiano — severe, oppressive or strict
• German: drakonisch — severe, oppressive or strict
• German: drastisch — severe, oppressive or strict
• German: entschieden — severe, oppressive or strict
• Greek: δρακόντειος (drakónteios) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Hungarian: drákói — severe, oppressive or strict
• Ido: drakonala — severe, oppressive or strict
• Irish: danartha — severe, oppressive or strict
• Italian: draconiano — severe, oppressive or strict
• Korean: 엄격(嚴格)하다 (eomgyeokhada) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Macedonian: драконски (drakonski) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Polish: drakoński — severe, oppressive or strict
• Portuguese: draconiano — severe, oppressive or strict
• Russian: драко́новский (drakónovskij) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Spanish: draconiano — severe, oppressive or strict
• Swedish: drakonisk — severe, oppressive or strict
• Ukrainian: драко́нівський (drakónivsʹkyj) — severe, oppressive or strict
• Finnish: lohikäärmemäinen — of or resembling a dragon
• Ido: drakala — of or resembling a dragon
• Macedonian: змејски (zmejski) — of or resembling a dragon
• Russian: драко́ний (drakónij) — of or resembling a dragon
• Russian: драко́новский (drakónovskij) — of or resembling a dragon