leonine
Meaninglion-like
Common meaning: like a lion
- leona lionLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1051 · scan
- ineadjective ending: of the nature of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin leō ‘a lion’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry leō, p. 1051 · dictionary scan
Roots
- leō, -ōnis Latin “a lion”
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