λιοντάρι

Greek

Alternative forms

• λεοντάρι (leontári)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek λιοντάρι(ν) (liontári(n)), from earlier λεοντάριν (leontárin), from Koine Greek λεοντάριον (leontárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎon.ˈda.ɾi/

Noun

λιοντάρι • (liontári) n (plural λιοντάρια)

1. lion

   Synonyms: ασλάνι (asláni), λέοντας (léontas), λέων (léon), λιόντας (lióntas)

Declension

Declension of λιοντάρι

	singular	plural
nominative	λιοντάρι •	λιοντάρια •
genitive	λιονταριού •	λιονταριών •
accusative	λιοντάρι •	λιοντάρια •
vocative	λιοντάρι •	λιοντάρια •

Related terms

• λιονταράκι n (liontaráki, “lion cub”)
• λιονταρίνα f (liontarína, “lioness”)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: ljundar

Further reading

• λιοντάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• λιοντάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language