leo

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

English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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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Galician[edit]

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Verb[edit]

leo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ler
  2. first-person singular present indicative of lear

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

leo

  1. to speak
  2. to make a sound

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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

Helong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. neck

Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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leo (emphatic leosan)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

leo m (genitive singular leo, nominative plural leonna)

  1. slush, slime, slick
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References[edit]

  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

Latin[edit]

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leō (a lion)

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

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Noun[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

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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References[edit]

  • 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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Niuean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *lēwō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lēo f or m

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

Declension[edit]

Pukapukan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound

Sikaiana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

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

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

leo m or f (masculine and feminine plural leos)

  1. Leo

Noun[edit]

leo m or f by sense (plural leos)

  1. Leo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

leo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of leer

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

leo

  1. today

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice
  2. talk
  3. noise, sound

References[edit]

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

Tuvaluan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *leo.

Noun[edit]

leo

  1. voice, sound

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

leo (, , 𨇉)

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

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Derived terms