λιοντάρι
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Greek
Alternative forms
- λεοντάρι (leontári)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek λιοντάρι(ν) (liontári(n)), from earlier λεοντάριν (leontárin), from Koine Greek λεοντάριον (leontárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).
Pronunciation
Noun
λιοντάρι • (liontári) n (plural λιοντάρια)
Declension
Declension of λιοντάρι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λιοντάρι • | λιοντάρια • |
| genitive | λιονταριού • | λιονταριών • |
| accusative | λιοντάρι • | λιοντάρια • |
| vocative | λιοντάρι • | λιοντάρια • |
Related terms
- λιονταράκι n (liontaráki, “lion cub”)
- λιονταρίνα f (liontarína, “lioness”)
Descendants
- → Aromanian: ljundar
Further reading
λιοντάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- λιοντάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
