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lion
English
Alternative forms
- lyon (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin le?, (accusative: le?nem), from Ancient Greek ???? (lé?n). Some argue that it is a borrowing from a Semitic language; however evidence is not clear and the relation with Proto-Semitic *labi?- is not solid. Semitic "labi/lavi" could either be a parent term to the Greek one or both could have evolved independently from a now lost root. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon.
Pronunciation
- enPR: l?'?n, IPA(key): /?la??n/
- Rhymes: -a??n
Noun
lion (plural lions or lion, feminine lioness)
- A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- (in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness.
- (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
- A Chinese foo dog.
- An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
- 2003, Peter Armstrong and Angus McBride, Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98: William Wallace's Rebellion:
- It was said of [Edward Plantaganet] that 'he was a lion for pride and ferocity but a pard for inconstancy and changeableness, not keeping his word or promise but excusing himself with fair words'.
- 2003, Peter Armstrong and Angus McBride, Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98: William Wallace's Rebellion:
- A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
- 1844, John Wilson, Essay on the Genius, and Character of Burns
- Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 4
- Rose Waterford was a cynic. She looked upon life as an opportunity for writing novels and the public as her raw material. Now and then she invited members of it to her house if they showed an appreciation of her talent and entertained with proper lavishness. She held their weakness for lions in good-humoured contempt, but played to them her part of the distinguished woman of letters with decorum.
- 1844, John Wilson, Essay on the Genius, and Character of Burns
- A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.
Holonyms
- (individual Panthera leo): pride
Coordinate terms
- (Panthera leo): cougar, leopard, panther, puma, tiger
- (male lion individual): cub, lioness
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Hawaiian: liona
- ? Japanese: ???? (raion)
- ? Maia: laion
Translations
Adjective
lion (not comparable)
- Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
See also
- lion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Panthera leo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- lion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Appendix:Animals
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Anagrams
- Nilo-, Olin, lino, loin, noil
French
Etymology
From Old French lion, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin le?, le?nem, from Ancient Greek ???? (lé?n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: Lyon
Noun
lion m (plural lions, feminine lionne)
- (zoology) lion
- (specifically) male lion
- (figuratively) lion (brave person)
- Se défendre comme un lion, - to defend oneself with great courage
- (heraldry) lion
- (figuratively, dated) lion (celebrity; famous person)
- (dated) a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy
Derived terms
- avoir mangé du lion
- lion des montagnes
- lionne (“lioness”)
- lionceau (“lion cub”)
- part du lion
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: lyon
- Mauritian Creole: lyon
- Seychellois Creole: lyon
Further reading
- “lion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- loin
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Spanish león.
Noun
lion
- lion
Krio
Etymology
From English leone.
Noun
lion
- leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
Middle English
Noun
lion
- Alternative form of lyoun
Old French
Alternative forms
- leon, leun, liun, lÿon
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin le?, le?nem, derived from Ancient Greek ???? (lé?n).
Noun
lion m (oblique plural lions, nominative singular lions, nominative plural lion)
- lion (animal)
Descendants
- Middle French: lyon
- French: lion
- Haitian Creole: lyon
- Mauritian Creole: lyon
- Seychellois Creole: lyon
- French: lion
- Norman: lioun, lion, lliaon, lyõ
- Picard: lion
- ? Breton: leon
- ? Middle English: lyoun, lion, leon, lioun, lyon, liun, lyoone, leun, lyoon, lyown, lyun, leoun, lyone
- English: lion
- ? Hawaiian: liona
- ? Japanese: ???? (raion)
- ? Maia: laion
- Scots: lion
- Yola: leeoon, leioon
- English: lion
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?u?/
Noun
lion m
- lion (animal)
- Synonym: leon
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werelion
English
Etymology
were- +? lion
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?w???la??n/, /?w??la??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w??la??n/, /?w??la??n/
Noun
werelion (plural werelions)
- (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.
- 2011, Candace R. Benefiel, Reading Laurell K. Hamilton (page 60)
- She dies before Anita can explain that it's unnecessary; but in a scuffle, one of the werelions is mortally wounded, and Anita uses his death to call up her power.
- 2011, Candace R. Benefiel, Reading Laurell K. Hamilton (page 60)
Coordinate terms
- werelioness
Hypernyms
- werecat
Translations
Anagrams
- winelore
werelion From the web:
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