легион
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic лег҄еонъ (legʹjeonŭ), borrowed from Byzantine Greek λεγιών (legiṓn). Ultimately from Latin legō (“to gather”) + -ион (-ion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛɡiˈɔn]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
легио́н • (legión) m (relational adjective легиона́лен)
- legion (military unit in the Roman army)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | легио́н legión |
легио́ни legióni |
| definite (subject form) |
легио́нът legiónǎt |
легио́ните legiónite |
| definite (object form) |
легио́на legióna | |
| count form | — | легио́на legióna |
Alternative forms
- легьо́н (legjón)
Related terms
- ле́ктор (léktor, “lector”)
- ле́кция (lékcija, “lecture”)
- еле́кция (elékcija, “election”)
- коле́кция (kolékcija, “collection”)
- селе́кция (selékcija, “selection”)
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
- IPA(key): [lɛɡiˈɔn]
Noun
легион • (legion) m
Declension
| 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
- IPA(key): [lʲɪɡʲɪˈon]
Audio: (file)
Noun
легио́н • (legión) m inan (genitive легио́на, nominative plural легио́ны, genitive plural легио́нов)
Declension
Declension of легио́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)