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

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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