"legio" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈle.ɡi.oː/ [Classical], [ˈɫ̪ɛɡioː] [Classical], /ˈle.d͡ʒi.o/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈlɛːd͡ʒio] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From legere, legō (“to choose; to collect”) + -iō. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{af|la|lego|-iō|alt1=legere, legō|id2=abstract noun|t1=to choose; to collect}} legere, legō (“to choose; to collect”) + -iō Head templates: {{la-noun|legiō<3>|g=f}} legiō f (genitive legiōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|legiō<3>}} Forms: legiō [canonical, feminine], legiōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], legiō [nominative, singular], legiōnēs [nominative, plural], legiōnis [genitive, singular], legiōnum [genitive, plural], legiōnī [dative, singular], legiōnibus [dative, plural], legiōnem [accusative, singular], legiōnēs [accusative, plural], legiōne [ablative, singular], legiōnibus [ablative, plural], legiō [singular, vocative], legiōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (military) A legion. Wikipedia link: Roman legion, la:Legio Romana Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Collectives, Military Synonyms: lecio [archaic] Meronyms: contubernium (alt: notionally 1⁄600 legio after 107 BC), centuria (alt: notionally 1⁄60 legio), manipulus (alt: notionally 1⁄30 legio after c. 315 BC), cohors (alt: notionally 1⁄10 legio after 107 BC)

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          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "ղեգեօն",
            "3": "ղէգէօն",
            "4": "լեգէոն",
            "5": "լեգեոն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: ղեգեօն (ġegeōn), ղէգէօն (ġēgēōn), լեգէոն (legēon), լեգեոն (legeon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: ղեգեօն (ġegeōn), ղէգէօն (ġēgēōn), լեգէոն (legēon), լեգեոն (legeon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "llexón",
            "3": "lexón",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: llexón, lexón",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: llexón, lexón"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "legió",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: legió",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: legió"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "legie",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: legie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: legie"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "legio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: legio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: legio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "legio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: legio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: legio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "legioona",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: legioona",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: legioona"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "lexión",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: lexión",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: lexión"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "λεγεών",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: λεγεών (legeṓn)\nGreek: λεγεώνα (legeóna)\n→ Aramaic: לגיונא\n→ Coptic: ⲗⲉⲅⲉⲱⲛ (legeōn)\n→ Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍉𐌽 (laigaiōn)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: λεγεών (legeṓn)\nGreek: λεγεώνα (legeóna)\n→ Aramaic: לגיונא\n→ Coptic: ⲗⲉⲅⲉⲱⲛ (legeōn)\n→ Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍉𐌽 (laigaiōn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "légió",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: légió",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: légió"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "legíó",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: legíó",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: legíó"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "io",
            "2": "legiono",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ido: legiono",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ido: legiono"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "léigiún",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Irish: léigiún",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Irish: léigiún"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "legione",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: legione",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: legione"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "liggiuni",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: liggiuni",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: liggiuni"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mt",
            "2": "leġjun",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Maltese: leġjun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maltese: leġjun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old French: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old French: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "legioen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Dutch: legioen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Dutch: legioen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "legioen"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: legioen\nAfrikaans: legioen\n→ Indonesian: legiun\nNegerhollands: legionen\n→ West Frisian: legioen",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: legioen\nAfrikaans: legioen\n→ Indonesian: legiun\nNegerhollands: legionen\n→ West Frisian: legioen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "legioun",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: legioun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: legioun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "legion"
          },
          "expansion": "English: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "légion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: légion\nPersian: لژیون (ležion)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: légion\nPersian: لژیون (ležion)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "legião",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: legião",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: legião"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "legiune",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: legiune",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: legiune"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "легио́н",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: легио́н (legión)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: легио́н (legión)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "lijuni",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: lijuni",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: lijuni"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "legión",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: legión",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "León",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "León",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: legión, León"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "legija",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: legija",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: legija"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "legio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: legio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: legio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vo",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Volapük: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Volapük: legion"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leǵ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lego",
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        "id2": "abstract noun",
        "t1": "to choose; to collect"
      },
      "expansion": "legere, legō (“to choose; to collect”) + -iō",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From legere, legō (“to choose; to collect”) + -iō.",
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    {
      "form": "legiō",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "legiō<3>",
        "g": "f"
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      "expansion": "legiō f (genitive legiōnis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "legiō<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -io (abstract noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Collectives",
          "orig": "la:Collectives",
          "parents": [
            "Miscellaneous",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "la:Military",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A legion."
      ],
      "id": "en-legio-la-noun-4LWouXZm",
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "legion",
          "legion"
        ]
      ],
      "meronyms": [
        {
          "alt": "notionally 1⁄600 legio after 107 BC",
          "word": "contubernium"
        },
        {
          "alt": "notionally 1⁄60 legio",
          "word": "centuria"
        },
        {
          "alt": "notionally 1⁄30 legio after c. 315 BC",
          "word": "manipulus"
        },
        {
          "alt": "notionally 1⁄10 legio after 107 BC",
          "word": "cohors"
        }
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) A legion."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "lecio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Roman legion",
        "la:Legio Romana"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.ɡi.oː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪ɛɡioː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.d͡ʒi.o/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛːd͡ʒio]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legio"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "ղեգեօն",
            "3": "ղէգէօն",
            "4": "լեգէոն",
            "5": "լեգեոն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: ղեգեօն (ġegeōn), ղէգէօն (ġēgēōn), լեգէոն (legēon), լեգեոն (legeon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: ղեգեօն (ġegeōn), ղէգէօն (ġēgēōn), լեգէոն (legēon), լեգեոն (legeon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "llexón",
            "3": "lexón",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: llexón, lexón",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: llexón, lexón"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "legió",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: legió",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: legió"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "legie",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: legie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: legie"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "legio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: legio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: legio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "legio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: legio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: legio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "legioona",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: legioona",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: legioona"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "lexión",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: lexión",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: lexión"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "λεγεών",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: λεγεών (legeṓn)\nGreek: λεγεώνα (legeóna)\n→ Aramaic: לגיונא\n→ Coptic: ⲗⲉⲅⲉⲱⲛ (legeōn)\n→ Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍉𐌽 (laigaiōn)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: λεγεών (legeṓn)\nGreek: λεγεώνα (legeóna)\n→ Aramaic: לגיונא\n→ Coptic: ⲗⲉⲅⲉⲱⲛ (legeōn)\n→ Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍉𐌽 (laigaiōn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "légió",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: légió",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: légió"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "legíó",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: legíó",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: legíó"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "io",
            "2": "legiono",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ido: legiono",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ido: legiono"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "léigiún",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Irish: léigiún",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Irish: léigiún"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "legione",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: legione",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: legione"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "liggiuni",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: liggiuni",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: liggiuni"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mt",
            "2": "leġjun",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Maltese: leġjun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maltese: leġjun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old French: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old French: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "legioen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Dutch: legioen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Dutch: legioen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "legioen"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: legioen\nAfrikaans: legioen\n→ Indonesian: legiun\nNegerhollands: legionen\n→ West Frisian: legioen",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: legioen\nAfrikaans: legioen\n→ Indonesian: legiun\nNegerhollands: legionen\n→ West Frisian: legioen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "legioun",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: legioun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: legioun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "legion"
          },
          "expansion": "English: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "légion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: légion\nPersian: لژیون (ležion)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: légion\nPersian: لژیون (ležion)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "legião",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: legião",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: legião"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "legiune",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: legiune",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: legiune"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "легио́н",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: легио́н (legión)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: легио́н (legión)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "lijuni",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: lijuni",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: lijuni"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "legión",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: legión",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "León",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "León",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: legión, León"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "legija",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: legija",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: legija"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: legion"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "legio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: legio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: legio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vo",
            "2": "legion",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Volapük: legion",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Volapük: legion"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leǵ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lego",
        "3": "-iō",
        "alt1": "legere, legō",
        "id2": "abstract noun",
        "t1": "to choose; to collect"
      },
      "expansion": "legere, legō (“to choose; to collect”) + -iō",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From legere, legō (“to choose; to collect”) + -iō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legiō",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legiōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "legiō<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "legiō f (genitive legiōnis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "legiō<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "meronyms": [
    {
      "alt": "notionally 1⁄600 legio after 107 BC",
      "word": "contubernium"
    },
    {
      "alt": "notionally 1⁄60 legio",
      "word": "centuria"
    },
    {
      "alt": "notionally 1⁄30 legio after c. 315 BC",
      "word": "manipulus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "notionally 1⁄10 legio after 107 BC",
      "word": "cohors"
    }
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leǵ-",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -io (abstract noun)",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "la:Collectives",
        "la:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A legion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "legion",
          "legion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) A legion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Roman legion",
        "la:Legio Romana"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.ɡi.oː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪ɛɡioː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.d͡ʒi.o/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛːd͡ʒio]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "lecio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legio"
}

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