leona

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Esperanto

Adjective

leona (accusative singular leonan, plural leonaj, accusative plural leonajn)

  1. leonine

Hypernyms

Irish

Noun

leona m pl

  1. vocative plural of leon

Verb

leona

  1. present subjunctive analytic of leon

Old Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

leona f (plural leonas)

  1. female equivalent of leon, lioness

Descendants

  • Spanish: leona

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈona/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: le‧o‧na

Noun

leona f (plural leonas)

  1. female equivalent of león (lioness)

Further reading

Tokelauan

Te leona.

Etymology

Borrowed from English lion. Cognates include Hawaiian liona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: le‧o‧na

Noun

leona

  1. lion (Panthera leo)

References

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