leo

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See also: Leo, LEO, Léo, lẹo, -leo, and Lêô

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

leo (plural leos)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of leotard.
    • 2011, Jennifer Kronenberg, So, You Want To Be a Ballet Dancer?:
      To this day, I still try to steer clear of wearing a black leo and pink tights together […]
    • 2016, Shawn Johnson, The Flip Side, page 66:
      Now go grab your favorite leotard and makeup bag. I'll run you over there.” […] I rush to apply eye makeup that also matches my leo.

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Galician[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

leo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ler

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo, from Proto-Oceanic *leqo, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqə, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ (“neck”). Compare also Tetum lian.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice; sound
  2. command
    I aliʻi nō ʻoe, i kanaka au, malalo aku au o kō leo. (Hula song)
    You be the chief, I the servant, I shall be obedient to your command.
  3. verbal message

Verb[edit]

leo

  1. to speak
  2. to make a sound

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “leo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Helong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqə, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. neck

Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

leo (emphatic leosan)

  1. third-person plural of le: with them, to them

Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

leo m (genitive singular leo, nominative plural leonna)

  1. slush, slime, slick
Declension[edit]
Declension of leo

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leo leonna
Vocative a leo a leonna
Genitive leo leonna
Dative leo leonna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an leo na leonna
Genitive an leo na leonna
Dative leis an leo

don leo

leis na leonna
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 308

Latin[edit]

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leō (a lion)

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

leō m (genitive leōnis); third declension

  1. lion
  2. lion's skin
  3. (astronomy) the constellation Leo
  4. (figurative) lionheart; a courageous person
  5. a kind of crab
  6. a kind of plant

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leō leōnēs
Genitive leōnis leōnum
Dative leōnī leōnibus
Accusative leōnem leōnēs
Ablative leōne leōnibus
Vocative leō leōnēs

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • “leo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “leo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • leo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • leo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “leo”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “leo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “leo”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Niuean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin leō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lēo f or m

  1. lion
    Eom iċ lēo ġif iċ menn ete?
    Am I a lion if I eat people?

Declension[edit]

Declension of leo (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lēo lēon
accusative lēon lēon
genitive lēon lēona
dative lēon lēom, lēoum

Pukapukan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound

Sikaiana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound of a voice
  2. pronunciation
  3. tune (of a song)

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈleo/ [ˈle.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: le‧o

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

leo m or f (masculine and feminine plural leos)

  1. Leo

Noun[edit]

leo m or f by sense (plural leos)

  1. Leo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

leo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of leer

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

leo

  1. today

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo. Cognates include Hawaiian leo and Maori reo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.o/
  • Hyphenation: le‧o

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice
  2. talk
  3. noise, sound

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 182

Tuvaluan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *g-lɛːw, whence also trèo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

leo • (撩, 繚, 𨇉)

  1. to climb
    leo cây ― to climb a tree
    leo núi ― to go mountain climbing or hiking

See also[edit]

Derived terms
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