легион

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic лег҄еонъ (legʹjeonŭ), borrowed from Byzantine Greek λεγιών (legiṓn). Ultimately from Latin legō (“to gather”) +‎ -ион (-ion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛɡiˈɔn]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

легио́н • (legión) m (relational adjective легиона́лен)

1. legion (military unit in the Roman army)

Declension

Declension of легио́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	легио́н legión	легио́ни legióni
definite (subject form)	легио́нът legiónǎt	легио́ните legiónite
definite (object form)	легио́на legióna
count form	—	легио́на legióna

Alternative forms

• легьо́н (legjón)

Related terms

• ле́ктор (léktor, “lector”)
• ле́кция (lékcija, “lecture”)
  • еле́кция (elékcija, “election”)
  • коле́кция (kolékcija, “collection”)
  • селе́кция (selékcija, “selection”)

References

• “легион”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “легион”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• лег҄еонъ in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛɡiˈɔn]

Noun

легион • (legion) m

1. legion

Declension

Declension of легион

	singular	plural
indefinite	легион (legion)	легиони (legioni)
definite unspecified	легионот (legionot)	легионите (legionite)
definite proximal	легионов (legionov)	легиониве (legionive)
definite distal	легионон (legionon)	легионине (legionine)
vocative	легиону (legionu)	легиони (legioni)
count form	—	легиона (legiona)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪɡʲɪˈon]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

легио́н • (legión) m inan (genitive легио́на, nominative plural легио́ны, genitive plural легио́нов)

1. legion

Declension

Declension of легио́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	легио́н legión	легио́ны legióny
genitive	легио́на legióna	легио́нов legiónov
dative	легио́ну legiónu	легио́нам legiónam
accusative	легио́н legión	легио́ны legióny
instrumental	легио́ном legiónom	легио́нами legiónami
prepositional	легио́не legióne	легио́нах legiónax