lion
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of EuropeA big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
» Have you ever seen a lion?
Hast du jemals einen Löwen gesehen?
Habt ihr jemals einen Löwen gesehen?
Haben Sie jemals einen Löwen gesehen?
Ты когда-нибудь видел льва?
Вы когда-нибудь видели льва?
Ти коли небудь бачив лева?
Meaning
8 sensesA big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
Löwe, Leu, Löwchen
левlev, льви́цаlʹvíca
левlev
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
(broadly)Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
Löwe
A Chinese foo dog.
A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.
A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
знамени́тостьznamenítostʹ
A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
(historical)An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.
Examples
525 sentencesHave you ever seen a lion?
Ти коли небудь бачив лева?
ruТы когда-нибудь видел льва?
deHast du jemals einen Löwen gesehen?
I was surprised to see a lion.
Я здивувався, побачивши лева.
ruЯ удивился, увидев льва.
deIch war überrascht, einen Löwen zu sehen.
This is a lion.
Це лев.
ruЭто - лев.
deDas hier ist ein Löwe.
Is that a lion?
Це лев?
ruЭто лев?
deIst das ein Löwe?
The lion is the king of beasts.
Лев - король звірів.
ruЛев — царь зверей.
deDer Löwe ist der König der Tiere.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accFrom Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.
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Forms
plural: lionsSynonyms
5 synonyms- large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male:king of beastsPanthera leo
- a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after):social lion
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo:Leo
- the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22:LeoLeo the Lion
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular