leonine

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; lionlike.
2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; lionlike.

Noun

Synonym of Leonine verse (“a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme)”).

Noun

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny; it was outlawed under Edward I (reigned 1272–1307).

Synonyms

lionlike

belonging to a lion

Translations

leonino

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λιονταρίσιος

léonin

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leonino

λεόντειος

aslana özgü

leoninus

aslan gibi

leonino

cesur

lleoní

Löwe

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leeuwen-

léonin-e

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliːənaɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: leonin

In summary

From Late Middle English leonin, leonine (“characteristic of a lion, lionlike”), from Old French leonin, and from its etymon Latin leōnīnus (“of or pertaining to a lion”), from leō (“lion”) (from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”); further etymology uncertain) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).