"leeu" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-leeu.wav Forms: leeus [plural], leeutjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch leeuw, from Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch lewo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|leeuw}} Dutch leeuw, {{inh|af|dum|leeuwe}} Middle Dutch leeuwe, {{inh|af|odt|lewo}} Old Dutch lewo, {{der|af|la|leō}} Latin leō, {{der|af|grc|λέων}} Ancient Greek λέων (léōn) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|leeus|||||diminutive|leeutjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} leeu (plural leeus, diminutive leeutjie), {{af-noun|leeus|leeutjie}} leeu (plural leeus, diminutive leeutjie)
  1. lion
    Sense id: en-leeu-af-noun-~FlIdxK7
  2. (colloquial) a supporter of the Lions, a South African rugby team Tags: colloquial Categories (lifeform): Felids
    Sense id: en-leeu-af-noun-vpbwcs05 Disambiguation of Felids: 36 64 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leeuwelpie

Inflected forms

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