ljón

See also: ljon

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse león, from Latin leō, (genitive: leōnis), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), likely a borrowing from a Semitic language. Compare Proto-Semitic *labiʾ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈljɔun]

Noun

ljón n (genitive singular ljóns, plural ljón)

1. lion (Panthera leo)

   Synonyms: leyva, løva

2. (astrology, astronomy), the Lion, Leo

   Synonym: Ljónið

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ljón	ljónið	ljón	ljónini
accusative	ljón	ljónið	ljón	ljónini
dative	ljóni	ljóninum	ljónum	ljónunum
genitive	ljóns	ljónsins	ljóna	ljónanna

Derived terms

• kvennljón
• sjóljón
• ungljón

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljouːn/

  Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

ljón n (genitive singular ljóns, nominative plural ljón)

1. a lion

Declension

Declension of ljón (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ljón	ljónið	ljón	ljónin
accusative	ljón	ljónið	ljón	ljónin
dative	ljóni	ljóninu	ljónum	ljónunum
genitive	ljóns	ljónsins	ljóna	ljónanna

Derived terms

• fjallaljón