легион

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic лег҄еонъ (legʹeonŭ), borrowed from Byzantine Greek λεγιών (legiṓn). Ultimately from Latin legō (to gather) +‎ -ион (-ion).

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  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

легио́н (legiónm (relational adjective легиона́лен)

  1. legion (military unit in the Roman army)

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Alternative forms

References

  • легион”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • легион”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • лег҄еонъ in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

легион (legionm

  1. legion

Declension

Declension of легион
singular plural
indefinite легион (legion) легиони (legioni)
definite unspecified легионот (legionot) легионите (legionite)
definite proximal легионов (legionov) легиониве (legionive)
definite distal легионон (legionon) легионине (legionine)
vocative легиону (legionu) легиони (legioni)
count form легиона (legiona)

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

легио́н (legiónm inan (genitive легио́на, nominative plural легио́ны, genitive plural легио́нов)

  1. legion

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