lejon

See also: lejön

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lɛjːɔn/
  • Audio:(file)

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
    ett rytande lejon
    a roaring lion
  2. lion (heraldic charge)
  3. Leo (star sign)

Declension

Declension of lejon
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lejon lejons
definite lejonet lejonets
plural indefinite lejon lejons
definite lejonen 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

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