leonino

Esperanto

Etymology

From leono (“lion”) +‎ -ino (“female”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [leonˈino]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: le‧on‧i‧no

Noun

leonino (accusative singular leoninon, plural leoninoj, accusative plural leoninojn)

1. lioness

   Hypernym: leono

   Coordinate term: virleono (“male lion”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto leonino, from leono (“lion”) +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leoˈnino/

Noun

leonino (plural leonini)

1. lioness (female lion)

   Hypernym: leono (“lion”)

   Coordinate term: leonulo (“male lion”)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin leōnīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.oˈni.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: le‧o‧nì‧no

Adjective

leonino (feminine leonina, masculine plural leonini, feminine plural leonine)

1. (relational) lion
2. leonine

Related terms

• leone

 

Further reading

• leonino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

leōnīnō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of leōnīnus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin leōnīnus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /le.oˈnĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /le.oˈnĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /le.oˈni.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ljuˈni.nu/

• Hyphenation: le‧o‧ni‧no

Adjective

leonino (feminine leonina, masculine plural leoninos, feminine plural leoninas)

1. leonine (relating or similar to a lion)
2. (astrology) Leonian (of, or pertaining to, the astrological sign of Leo)

Related terms

• leão

Noun

leonino m (plural leoninos, feminine leonina, feminine plural leoninas)

1. (astrology) Leonian (a person born under the astrological sign of Leo)

Related terms

• Leão

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin leōnīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leoˈnino/ [le.oˈni.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: le‧o‧ni‧no

Adjective

leonino (feminine leonina, masculine plural leoninos, feminine plural leoninas)

1. leonine (relating or similar to a lion)
2. one-sided, unfair
   • 2015 October 4, “Vela de armas por una luchadora”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Consiguió, por lo pronto, que Seix Barral anulara el leonino contrato que yo había firmado (sin leerlo, claro está) por mi primera novela, La ciudad y los perros, cediendo aquellos derechos por toda la eternidad y concediendo a la editorial una comisión del 50% sobre todas las traducciones.

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Related terms

• león

 

Further reading

• “leonino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014