lejon

lejon

See also: lejön

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish leon, from Latin leo. Cognate with Icelandic ljón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²lɛjːɔn/
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Noun

lejon n

lion, Panthera leo
Lejon bor på savannen
Lions live on the savannah

Lejonhanar har stora manar
Male lions have big manes

ett rytande lejon
a roaring lion

Han blev uppäten av ett lejon
He was eaten by a lion
lion (heraldic charge)
Leo (star sign)

Usage notes

A rare neuter gender animal.

Declension

Declension of **lejon**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lejon	lejons
singular	definite	lejonet	lejonets
plural	indefinite	lejon	lejons
plural	definite	lejonen	lejonens

Derived terms

sjölejon (“sea lion”)

Descendants

→ Finnish: leijona
→ Northern Sami: ledjon

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren	Oxen	Tvillingarna	Kräftan
Lejonet	Jungfrun	Vågen	Skorpionen
Skytten	Stenbocken	Vattumannen	Fiskarna

References

“lejon”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“lejon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“lejon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Svensk MeSH