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leoninus

Latin

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Etymology

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From leō (“lion”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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leōnīnus (feminine leōnīna, neuter leōnīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. leonine; of or pertaining to a lion

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative leōnīnus leōnīna leōnīnum leōnīnī leōnīnae leōnīna
genitive leōnīnī leōnīnae leōnīnī leōnīnōrum leōnīnārum leōnīnōrum
dative leōnīnō leōnīnae leōnīnō leōnīnīs
accusative leōnīnum leōnīnam leōnīnum leōnīnōs leōnīnās leōnīna
ablative leōnīnō leōnīnā leōnīnō leōnīnīs
vocative leōnīne leōnīna leōnīnum leōnīnī leōnīnae leōnīna
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Descendants

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  • Catalan: lleoní
  • English: leonine
  • French: léonin (see there for further descendants)
  • Galician: leonino
  • Italian: leonino
  • Portuguese: leonino
  • Spanish: leonino

References

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  • “leoninus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • leoninus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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