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
    Han blev uppäten av ett lejon
    He was eaten by a lion
  2. lion (heraldic charge)
  3. Leo (star sign)

Usage notes

A rare neuter gender animal.

Declension

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

Derived terms

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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