leonino

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • 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

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

  • 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)

Noun

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

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

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:
      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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Further reading

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