león

See also: leon, Leon, leòn, León, and Léon

Galician

Etymology

From Latin leō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɪˈɔŋ/

Noun

león m (plural leóns)

  1. lion

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin leō (“lion”).

Noun

león m (genitive leóns, plural leónir)

  1. lion

Declension
  Declension of león (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative león leóninn leónir leónirnir
accusative león leóninn leóni leónina
dative león leóninum leónum leónunum
genitive leóns leónsins leóna leónanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ljón
  • Faroese: ljón
  • Elfdalian: läjon
  • Old Swedish: leon, leion, leyan

Spanish
león [1]
león [2]
león [3]

Etymology

From Latin leōnem (compare Catalan lleó, French lion, Galician león, Italian leone, Portuguese leão, Romanian leu), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of Semitic origin. Doublet of leu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leˈon/ [leˈõn]
    • (Castilian)
      Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: le‧ón
  • IPA(key): /leo̯n/

Noun

león m (plural leones, feminine leona, feminine plural leonas)

  1. lion
  2. antlion
    Synonym: hormiga león
  3. (heraldry) lion
  4. (figurative) a brave person
  5. (Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela) cougar, puma, mountain lion
    Synonyms: león de montaña, pantera, puma
  6. (soccer) a person connected with Athletic Bilbao, a Spanish football team from the city of Bilbao

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Guaraní: leõ
  • → Kapampangan: leon
  • → Papiamentu: leon
  • → Quechua: liyun

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