λέαινα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ -αινᾰ (-aină).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λέαινᾰ • (léaină) f (genitive λεαίνης); first declension

  1. lioness

Inflection

First declension of ἡ λέαινᾰ; τῆς λεαίνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λέαινᾰ
hē léaină 		τὼ λεαίνᾱ
tṑ leaínā 		αἱ λέαιναι
hai léainai
Genitive τῆς λεαίνης
tês leaínēs 		τοῖν λεαίναιν
toîn leaínain 		τῶν λεαινῶν
tôn leainôn
Dative τῇ λεαίνῃ
tēî leaínēi 		τοῖν λεαίναιν
toîn leaínain 		ταῖς λεαίναις
taîs leaínais
Accusative τὴν λέαινᾰν
tḕn léainăn 		τὼ λεαίνᾱ
tṑ leaínā 		τᾱ̀ς λεαίνᾱς
tā̀s leaínās
Vocative λέαινᾰ
léaină 		λεαίνᾱ
leaínā 		λέαιναι
léainai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: leaena
    • → Italian: leena

References

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέαινα (léaina) λέων, λε(οντ)- m (léon, le(ont)-, “lion”) +‎ -αινα (-aina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.e.na/
  • Hyphenation: λέ‧αι‧να

Noun

λέαινα • (léaina) f (plural λέαινες, masculine λέων)

  1. lioness
  2. (figurative) brave woman

Declension

Declension of λέαινα
singular plural
nominative λέαινα (léaina) λέαινες (léaines)
genitive λέαινας (léainas) λεαινών (leainón)
accusative λέαινα (léaina) λέαινες (léaines)
vocative λέαινα (léaina) λέαινες (léaines)

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