See also: Leo, LEO, Léo, lẹo, -leo, and Lêô

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

leo (plural leos)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of leotard.
    • 2011, Jennifer Kronenberg, So, You Want To Be a Ballet Dancer?:
      To this day, I still try to steer clear of wearing a black leo and pink tights together []
    • 2016, Shawn Johnson, The Flip Side, page 66:
      Now go grab your favorite leotard and makeup bag. I'll run you over there.” [] I rush to apply eye makeup that also matches my leo.

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GalicianEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

leo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ler

HawaiianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo, from Proto-Oceanic *leqo, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqə, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ (neck). Compare also Tetum lian.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice; sound
  2. command
    I aliʻi nō ʻoe, i kanaka au, malalo aku au o kō leo. (Hula song)
    You be the chief, I the servant, I shall be obedient to your command.
  3. verbal message

VerbEdit

leo

  1. to speak
  2. to make a sound

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “leo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

HelongEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqə, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ.

NounEdit

leo

  1. neck

IrishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Alternative formsEdit

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PronounEdit

leo (emphatic leosan)

  1. third-person plural of le: with them, to them

Etymology 2Edit

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NounEdit

leo m (genitive singular leo, nominative plural leonna)

  1. slush, slime, slick
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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 308

LatinEdit

 
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leō (a lion)

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

leō m (genitive leōnis); third declension

  1. lion
  2. lion's skin
  3. (astronomy) the constellation Leo
  4. (figuratively) lionheart; a courageous person
  5. a kind of crab
  6. a kind of plant

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leō leōnēs
Genitive leōnis leōnum
Dative leōnī leōnibus
Accusative leōnem leōnēs
Ablative leōne leōnibus
Vocative leō leōnēs

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DescendantsEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • leo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • leo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • leo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • leo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • leo”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • leo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • leo”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

NiueanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice, sound

Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin leō.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lēo f or m

  1. lion
    Eom iċ lēo ġif iċ menn ete?
    Am I a lion if I eat people?

DeclensionEdit

PukapukanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice

SamoanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice, sound

SikaianaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice, sound of a voice
  2. pronunciation
  3. tune (of a song)

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈleo/ [ˈle.o]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: le‧o

Etymology 1Edit

AdjectiveEdit

leo (feminine lea, plural leos)

  1. Leo

NounEdit

leo m or f (plural leos)

  1. Leo

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

leo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of leer

Further readingEdit

SwahiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

leo

  1. today

TokelauanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo. Cognates include Hawaiian leo and Maori reo.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.o/
  • Hyphenation: le‧o

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice
  2. talk
  3. noise, sound

ReferencesEdit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 182

TuvaluanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

NounEdit

leo

  1. voice, sound

VietnameseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Vietic *g-lɛːw, whence also trèo.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

leo (, , 𨇉)

  1. to climb
    leo câyto climb a tree
    leo núito go mountain climbing or hiking

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Derived terms