"λέων" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈle.on/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn) from the accusative singular τὸν (tòn) λέοντα (léonta). Also see λέοντας m (léontas), λιόντας m (lióntas), λεοντάρι n (leontári) & λιοντάρι n (liontári). Etymology templates: {{lbor|el|grc|λέων}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), {{m|grc|τόν|τὸν}} τὸν (tòn), {{m|grc|λέοντα}} λέοντα (léonta), {{m|el|λέοντας|g=m}} λέοντας m (léontas), {{m|el|λιόντας|g=m}} λιόντας m (lióntas), {{m|el|λεοντάρι|g=n}} λεοντάρι n (leontári), {{m|el|λιοντάρι|g=n}} λιοντάρι n (liontári) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|λέοντες|||||||||||feminine|λέαινα|||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} λέων • (léon) m (plural λέοντες, feminine λέαινα), {{el-noun|m|λέοντες|f=λέαινα}} λέων • (léon) m (plural λέοντες, feminine λέαινα) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|λέων|λέοντες|λέοντος|λεόντων|λέοντα|λέοντες|λέων|λέοντες|note=}} Forms: léon [romanization], λέοντες [plural], λέαινα [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], λέων [nominative, singular], λέοντες [nominative, plural], λέοντος [genitive, singular], λεόντων [genitive, plural], λέοντα [accusative, singular], λέοντες [accusative, plural], λέων [singular, vocative], λέοντες [plural, vocative]
  1. (learned) form of λιοντάρι (liontári) (in set phrases and learned terms) Tags: form-of, literary Form of: λιοντάρι (extra: (liontári) (in set phrases and learned terms))
    Sense id: en-λέων-el-noun-tEQ5f0rk Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 49
  2. (learned, figurative) brave man Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-λέων-el-noun-vHwMKyCL
  3. for the constellation and the given name, see Λέων (Léon)
    Sense id: en-λέων-el-noun-G2iF7fD6 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'μεσάζων' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 49 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'μεσάζων': 24 15 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: λέοντας (léontas) [variant], λιοντάρι (liontári) [standard]
Related terms: ένας, αλλά λέων! (énas, allá léon!) (english: one, but a lion!), εξ όνυχος τον λέοντα (ex ónychos ton léonta), Ancient Greek ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα (ex onúkhōn léonta), λάκκος των λεόντων (lákkos ton leónton) (english: pit of lions) [masculine], μερίδα του λέοντος (merída tou léontos) (english: lion's share) [feminine], λεονταρισμός (leontarismós) [masculine], λεόντειος (leónteios) (english: leonine), λεοντή (leontí) (english: lionskin) [feminine], λεοντίαση (leontíasi) (english: leontiasis) [feminine], λεοντιδέας (leontidéas) [masculine], λεοντόκαρδος (leontókardos) (english: lionheart), λεοντοκεφαλή (leontokefalí) (english: lion's head) [feminine], χαμαιλέων (chamailéon), χαμαιλέοντας (chamailéontas) (english: chameleon) [masculine], χαμαιλεοντίζω (chamaileontízo)

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    {
      "roman": "leontidéas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λεοντιδέας"
    },
    {
      "english": "lionheart",
      "roman": "leontókardos",
      "word": "λεοντόκαρδος"
    },
    {
      "english": "lion's head",
      "roman": "leontokefalí",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λεοντοκεφαλή"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chamailéon",
      "word": "χαμαιλέων"
    },
    {
      "english": "chameleon",
      "roman": "chamailéontas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "χαμαιλέοντας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chamaileontízo",
      "word": "χαμαιλεοντίζω"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the Lion Gate at Mycenae",
          "roman": "i Pýli ton Leónton stis Mykínes",
          "text": "η Πύλη των Λεόντων στις Μυκήνες",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(liontári) (in set phrases and learned terms)",
          "word": "λιοντάρι"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "form of λιοντάρι (liontári) (in set phrases and learned terms)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "λιοντάρι",
          "λιοντάρι#Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(learned) form of λιοντάρι (liontári) (in set phrases and learned terms)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brave man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brave",
          "brave"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(learned, figurative) brave man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "for the constellation and the given name, see Λέων (Léon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Λέων",
          "Λέων#Greek"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.on/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "with modern suffix"
      ],
      "roman": "léontas",
      "tags": [
        "variant"
      ],
      "word": "λέοντας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "liontári",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ],
      "word": "λιοντάρι"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέων"
}

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