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λέαινα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From λέων (léōn, lion) +‎ -αινᾰ (-aina).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λέαινᾰ (léainaf (genitive λεαίνης); first declension

  1. lioness

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: leaena
    • Italian: leena

References

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέαινα (léaina) λέων, λε(οντ)- m (léon, le(ont)-, lion) +‎ -αινα (-aina).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈle.e.na/
  • Hyphenation: λέ‧αι‧να

Noun

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λέαινα (léainaf (plural λέαινες, masculine λέων)

  1. lioness
  2. (figurative) brave woman

Declension

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Declension of λέαινα
singular plural
nominative λέαινα (léaina) λέαινες (léaines)
genitive λέαινας (léainas) λεαινών (leainón)
accusative λέαινα (léaina) λέαινες (léaines)
vocative λέαινα (léaina) λέαινες (léaines)

Further reading

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