leona
See also: Leona
Esperanto
Adjective
leona (accusative singular leonan, plural leonaj, accusative plural leonajn)
- leonine
Hypernyms
- felisa (“felid”)
Related terms
- leono (“lion”)
Irish
Noun
leona m pl
- vocative plural of leon
Verb
leona
- present subjunctive analytic of leon
Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈona/
Noun
leona f (plural leonas)
- female equivalent of leon, lioness
Descendants
- Spanish: leona
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈona/ [leˈo.na]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ona
- Syllabification: le‧o‧na
Noun
leona f (plural leonas)
- female equivalent of león (“lioness”)
Further reading
- “león”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tokelauan
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Te leona.
Etymology
Borrowed from English lion. Cognates include Hawaiian liona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le.ˈo.na/
- Hyphenation: le‧o‧na
Noun
leona
- lion (Panthera leo)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 182