león

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See also: leon, Leon, leòn, León, and Léon

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin leō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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león m (plural leóns)

  1. lion

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin leō (lion).

Noun

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león m (genitive leóns, plural leónir)

  1. lion

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ljón
  • Faroese: ljón
  • Elfdalian: läjon
  • Old Swedish: leon, leion, leyan

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin leōnem (compare Catalan lleó, French lion, Galician león, Italian leone, Portuguese leão, Romanian leu), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of Semitic origin. Doublet of leu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈon/ [leˈõn]
    • Audio (Spain):(file)
    • Rhymes: -on
  • IPA(key): /ˈleon/ [ˈle.õn]
  • Syllabification: le‧ón

Noun

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león m (plural leones, feminine leona, feminine plural leonas)

  1. lion
  2. antlion
    Synonym: hormiga león
  3. (heraldry) lion
  4. (figurative) a brave person
  5. (Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela) cougar, puma, mountain lion
    Synonyms: león de montaña, pantera, puma
  6. (soccer) a person connected with Athletic Bilbao, a Spanish football team from the city of Bilbao

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