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leon

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See also: Leon, león, and leõn

Breton

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Etymology

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From Latin leo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leon m (plural leoned)

  1. lion

Interlingua

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Etymology

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Latin leo

Noun

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leon (plural leones)

  1. lion
  2. Leo

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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leon

From Old Irish léoman, léo, from Latin leō.

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Noun

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leon m (genitive singular leoin, nominative plural leoin)

  1. lion
Declension
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Declension of leon (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leon leoin
vocative a leoin a leona
genitive leoin leon
dative leon leoin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leon na leoin
genitive an leoin na leon
dative leis an leon
don leon 		leis na leoin
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish leónaid, a late form of lénaid (“impairs, injures, wounds”), from lén (“defeat, hurt, injury, misfortune, sorrow”).

Verb

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leon (present analytic leonann, future analytic leonfaidh, verbal noun leonadh, past participle leonta)

  1. (transitive) sprain
  2. (transitive) injure, wound
Conjugation
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conjugation of leon (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun leonadh
past participle leonta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present leonaim leonann tú;
leonair† 		leonann sé, sí leonaimid leonann sibh leonann siad;
leonaid† 		a leonann; a leonas leontar
past leon mé; leonas leon tú; leonais leon sé, sí leonamar; leon muid leon sibh; leonabhair leon siad; leonadar a leon /
ar leon* 		leonadh
past habitual leonainn leontá leonadh sé, sí leonaimis; leonadh muid leonadh sibh leonaidís; leonadh siad a leonadh /
a leonadh* 		leontaí
future leonfaidh mé;
leonfad 		leonfaidh tú;
leonfair† 		leonfaidh sé, sí leonfaimid;
leonfaidh muid 		leonfaidh sibh leonfaidh siad;
leonfaid† 		a leonfaidh; a leonfas leonfar
conditional leonfainn leonfá leonfadh sé, sí leonfaimis; leonfadh muid leonfadh sibh leonfaidís; leonfadh siad a leonfadh /
a leonfadh* 		leonfaí
subjunctive
present go leona mé;
go leonad† 		go leona tú;
go leonair† 		go leona sé, sí go leonaimid;
go leona muid 		go leona sibh go leona siad;
go leonaid† 		— go leontar
past dá leonainn dá leontá dá leonadh sé, sí dá leonaimis;
dá leonadh muid 		dá leonadh sibh dá leonaidís;
dá leonadh siad 		— dá leontaí
imperative
– leonaim leon leonadh sé, sí leonaimis leonaigí;
leonaidh† 		leonaidís — leontar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Further reading

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Lombard

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Etymology

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From Latin leō, leōnis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leon (plural leon)

  1. lion

Middle English

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Noun

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leon

  1. alternative form of lyoun

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin leō, leōnis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈu/
  • Audio (Béarn):(file)

Noun

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leon m (plural leons)

  1. lion

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *līhwaną. Cognate with Old High German lihan (German leihen).

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Verb

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lēon

  1. to lend, loan

Conjugation

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Conjugation of lēon (strong, class I)
infinitive lēon lēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular lēo lāh
second person singular līehst lige
third person singular līehþ lāh
plural lēoþ ligon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular lēo lige
plural lēon ligen
imperative
singular lēoh
plural lēoþ
participle present past
lēonde (ġe)liġen

Old French

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Noun

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leon oblique singular, m (oblique plural leons, nominative singular leons, nominative plural leon)

  1. alternative form of lion

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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  • Inherited from Latin leō, borrowed from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with Old French lion and Old Spanish leon.

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    Noun

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    leon m (plural leões, feminine leõa, feminine plural *leõas)

    1. lion

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    • Fala: león
    • Galician: león
    • Portuguese: leão

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    Old Spanish

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    Etymology

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    From Latin leōnem, singular accusative of leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

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    leon m (plural leones, feminine singular leona, feminine plural leonas)

    1. lion
      • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, 25r:
        […] cõ leõ ſe leuantara e con leona ſe alcara nos echara faſta q̃ coma. rabadura e ſangre de matados breura.
        “ […] Like a lion it shall rise up and like a lioness it shall lift itself up. It shall not lie down until it eats prey, and the blood of those slain it shall drink.”
      • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v:
        Et por ende a tal p̃priedat eſta piedra q̃ el q̃ la trae obedecẽ le los leones aſſi q̃ los puede tomar a manos ⁊ nol farã mal por q̃ el leõ q̃ndo la uee pierde toda la fuerça ⁊ nõ a en ſi poder.
        And such is the property of this stone that lions will obey he who bears it, so that he can touch them with his hands and they will not harm him, for when he sees it the lion loses all its strength and has in him no power.
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    Descendants

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    Old Swedish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse león, from Latin leō, (genitive: leōnis), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), likely a borrowing from a Semitic language. Compare Proto-Semitic *labiʾ-.

    Noun

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    leon m

    1. lion

    Declension

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    Declension of leōn (strong a-stem)
    masculine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative leōn leōnrin leōnar leōnanir, leōnaner
    accusative leōn leōnin leōna leōnana
    dative leōni, leōne leōninum, leōnenom leōnum, leōnom leōnumin, leōnomen
    genitive leōns leōnsins leōna leōnanna

    Descendants

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    Papiamentu

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    Etymology

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    From Spanish león and Kabuverdianu lion.

    Noun

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    leon

    1. lion

    Piedmontese

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    Noun

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    leon m

    1. lion
      Synonym: lion

    Tagalog

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish león, from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of Semitic origin. Doublet of Leo.

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    león (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

    1. lion
      Synonym: (archaic) halimaw
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    References

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    • “leon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

    Venetan

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    Etymology

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    From Latin leō, leōnem (compare Italian leone).

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    Noun

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    leon m (plural leoni or leuni)

    1. lion

    Volapük

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    leon (nominative plural leons)

    1. lion

    Declension

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    Declension of leon
    singular plural
    nominative leon leons
    genitive leona leonas
    dative leone leones
    accusative leoni leonis
    vocative 1 o leon! o leons!
    predicative 2 leonu leonus

    1 status as a case is disputed
    2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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