legioen

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leː.xiˈun/

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Noun

legioen (plural legioene)

1. legion

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō. Doublet of legio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leː.ɣiˈun/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: le‧gi‧oen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

legioen n (plural legioenen, diminutive legioentje n)

1. (often historical) legion (major division of an army), especially a Roman legion
2. large group (of people or animals); a legion

Derived terms

• legioensoldaat
• Vreemdelingenlegioen

Related terms

• legionair

Descendants

• Afrikaans: legioen
• → Indonesian: legiun
• Negerhollands: legionen
• → West Frisian: legioen

Anagrams

• gloeien

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.

Noun

legioen n or f

1. legion

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West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch legioen, from Middle Dutch legioen, from Old French legion, from Latin legiō.

Noun

legioen n (plural legioenen)

1. legion

Further reading

• “legioen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011