leon

See also: Leon and león

Interlingua

Etymology

Latin leo

Noun

leon

  1. a lion
  2. Leo

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
leon

From Old Irish léoman, léo, from Latin leō.

Alternative forms
  • leomhan

Noun

leon m (genitive singular leoin, nominative plural leoin)

  1. lion
Declension
Declension of leon

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leon leoin
Vocative a leoin a leona
Genitive leoin leon
Dative leon leoin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leon na leoin
Genitive an leoin na leon
Dative leis an leon

don leon

 leis na leoin
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish leónaid, a late form of lénaid (“impairs, injures, wounds”), from lén (“defeat, hurt, injury, misfortune, sorrow”).

Verb

leon (present analytic leonann, future analytic leonfaidh, verbal noun leonadh, past participle leonta)

  1. (transitive) sprain
  2. (transitive) injure, wound
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present leonaim leonann tú;
leonair†		 leonann sé, sí leonaimid leonann sibh leonann siad;
leonaid†		 a leonann; a leonas leontar
past leon mé; leonas leon tú; leonais leon sé, sí leonamar; leon muid leon sibh; leonabhair leon siad; leonadar a leon /
ar leon*		 leonadh
past habitual leonainn leontá leonadh sé, sí leonaimis; leonadh muid leonadh sibh leonaidís; leonadh siad a leonadh /
ar leonadh*		 leontaí
future leonfaidh mé;
leonfad		 leonfaidh tú;
leonfair†		 leonfaidh sé, sí leonfaimid;
leonfaidh muid		 leonfaidh sibh leonfaidh siad;
leonfaid†		 a leonfaidh; a leonfas leonfar
conditional leonfainn leonfá leonfadh sé, sí leonfaimis; leonfadh muid leonfadh sibh leonfaidís; leonfadh siad a leonfadh /
ar leonfadh*		 leonfaí
subjunctive present go leona mé;
go leonad†		 go leona tú;
go leonair†		 go leona sé, sí go leonaimid;
go leona muid		 go leona sibh go leona siad;
go leonaid†		 — go leontar
past dá leonainn dá leontá dá leonadh sé, sí dá leonaimis;
dá leonadh muid		 dá leonadh sibh dá leonaidís;
dá leonadh siad		 — dá leontaí
imperative leonaim leon leonadh sé, sí leonaimis leonaigí;
leonaidh†		 leonaidís — leontar
verbal noun leonadh
past participle leonta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References
  • "leon" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “lénaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “léo” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Middle English

Noun

leon (plural leons)

  1. Alternative form of lyoun

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin leō, leōnis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [leˈu]

Noun

leon m (plural leons)

  1. lion

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līhwaną. Cognate with Old High German lihan (German leihen).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leːon/

Verb

lēon

  1. to lend, loan

Conjugation
Conjugation of lēon (strong class 1)
infinitive lēon tō lēonne
indicative present past
1st-person singular *līge lāh
2nd-person singular *līhst lige
3rd-person singular līhþ lāh
plural *lēoþ ligon
subjunctive present past
singular *līge *lige
plural *līgen *ligen
imperative
singular līh
plural *lēoþ
participle present past
*lēonde ligen

Old French

Noun

leon m (oblique plural leons, nominative singular leons, nominative plural leon)

  1. Alternative form of lion

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin leōnem, accusative of leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [leˈõn]

Noun

leon m (plural leones)

  1. lion
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v.
      Et por ende a tal ṕpriedat eſta piedra q́ el q́ la trae obedecé le los leones aſſi q́ los puede tomar a manos ¬ nol fará mal por q́ el leó q́ndo la uee pierde toda la fuerça ¬ nó a en ſi poder.
      And such is the property of this stone that lions will obey he who bears it, so that he can touch them with his hands and they will not harm him, for when he sees it the lion loses all its strength and has in him no power.

Descendants
  • Spanish: león
    • → Guaraní: leõ
    • → Kapampangan: leon
    • → Quechua: liyun

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish león and Kabuverdianu lion.

Noun

leon

  1. lion

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin leō, leōnem (compare Italian leone).

Noun

leon m (plural leoni) or leon m (plural leuni)

  1. lion

Volapük

Noun

leon (plural leons)

  1. (male or female) lion

Declension
declension of leon
singular plural
nominative leon leons
genitive leona leonas
dative leone leones
accusative leoni leonis
vocative 1 o leon! o leons!
predicative 2 leonu leonus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
→
  • leonacav
  • leonagiom
  • leonakap
  • leonakral
  • leonakluv
  • leonalad
  • leonalemud
  • leonalep
  • leonasep
  • leonem
  • leonemit
  • leonik
  • leonül
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