Masculine
lion
Meaning
- (masculine) lion
- (masculine, specifically) lion
- (figuratively, masculine) lion (brave person)
- (masculine) lion
- (dated, figuratively, masculine) lion (celebrity; famous person)
- (dated, masculine) a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Löwe
leeuw
leão
león
leone
λιοντάρι
aslan
leo
lleó
أسد
leonFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ljɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French lyon, from Old French lion, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).
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