lejon

See also: lejön

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

lejon n

1. lion; a large cat, Panthera leo
2. lion (heraldic charge)
3. Leo (star sign)

Declension

Declension of lejon
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lejon	lejonet	lejon	lejonen
Genitive	lejons	lejonets	lejons	lejonens

Descendants

• → Finnish: leijona
• → Northern Sami: ledjon

See also

• lejonpart
• lejoninna

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

Further reading

• lejon in Svensk ordbok.