OOC: Draconomicon

[sythyry]

A bit of OOC stuff about the dragon novel. Only in sythyry 'cause it's a poll.

In this irromantic story about dragons, I want to have words for male and female dragons that sound a bit less clinical than "male" and "female". "Dragoness" is fine for female.

I've been using "drake" for "male dragon".

Which is sort of sensible, 'cause that word (a) is sometimes used for a dragon, and (b) is sometimes used for a male (of another species).

[Poll #1060106]

Comments

[justicezero.livejournal.com]

Seems fine to me.
Other ideas that come to mind are male 'draco' if confusion is an issue.
Or take two words that don't even have immediate roots in the word "dragon" - after all, how does 'chicken' morph into 'rooster'?

[alonewiththemoon]

I like draco--it's unmistakably dragony. Drake I'm afraid does make me think of ducks, and then I picture the male dragons as being plump little things with green heads and a waddle. Although if that's what they are, then drake works just right ;-)