sileon

Volapük

Etymology

From the bound morpheme si- (“sky”) +‎ leon (“lion”) (si- < sil "sky").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [si.le.ˈon]

Proper noun

sileon

1. Leo (constellation)

Declension

Declension of sileon

	Singular
Nominative	sileon
Genitive	sileona
Dative	sileone
Accusative	sileoni
Predicative1	sileonu
Vocative	o sileon

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

Related terms

• leon (“lion”)
• sil (“sky”) (> si- (“sky”)) (prefix (bound mopheme) for a constellation)
• sül (“heaven”)