lejon

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See also: lejön

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish leon, from Latin leo. Cognate with Icelandic ljón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lɛjːɔn/
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Noun

lejon n

  1. lion, Panthera leo
    Lejon bor på savannen
    Lions live on the savannah
    Lejonhanar har stora manar
    Male lions have big manes
  1. lion (heraldic charge)
  2. Leo (star sign)

Declension

Declension of lejon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lejon lejonet lejon lejonen
Genitive lejons lejonets lejons lejonens

Descendants

  • Finnish: leijona
  • Northern Sami: ledjon

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

References