lion

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

1. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
2. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
3. (broadly) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
4. A Chinese foo dog.
5. A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.
6. A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
7. A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
8. (historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Adj

Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

Koncepcje

lew

król zwierząt

władca pustyni

Synonimy

king of beasts

social lion

lioness

Panthera leo

leopard

🐆

tiger

🐅

Lion

🦁

big tiger

king of the forest

Chinese lion

Fu dog

blood

🩸

lioness ж.

celebrity

cougar

Leo

♌

puma

Tłumaczenia

lion

🦁

Löwe

🦁

león

🦁

leeuw

🦁

leone

🦁

λιοντάρι

leão

🦁

aslan

🦁

leo

🦁

lleó

🦁

أسد

🦁

leon

Panthera leo

Leu

Löwin

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈlaɪən/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: lyoun

Pokrewny z staroangielski: lēo

In summary

From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.