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Webster 1913 Edition
Lion
Li′on
(lī′ŭn)
, Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
A large carnivorous feline mammal (
Panthera leo
, formerly Felis leo
), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion
, the male has only a slight mane. 2.
(Astron.)
A sign and a constellation; Leo.
3.
An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded;
as, he was quite a
. lion
in London at that timeSuch society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a
lion
, but a man. Prof. Wilson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lion
LI'ON
,Noun.
1.
A quadruped of the genus Felis, very strong, fierce and rapacious. The largest lions are eight or nine feet in length. The male has a thick head, beset with long bushy hair of a yellowish color. The lion is a native of Africa and the warm climates of Asia. His aspect is noble, his gait stately, and his roar tremendous.2.
A sign in the zodiac.Definition 2024
líon
líon
Irish
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín)
- (agriculture) flax
- (textiles) linen
Declension
Declension of líon
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- líon abhann
- líon na mban sí
- líon radhairc
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín, nominative plural líonta)
Declension
Declension of líon
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish lín (“full number, complement”).
Noun
líon m (genitive singular lín or líona, nominative plural líonta)
- full number, complement; great number
- fill, measure
- (mathematics) quotient
- (literary) party; part, side
Declension
Declension of líon
(party; part, side):
Declension of líon
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 3
From Old Irish línaid, from lín (“full number, complement”).
Verb
líon (present analytic líonann, future analytic líonfaidh, verbal noun líonadh, past participle líonta)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | líonaim | líonann tú; líonair† |
líonann sé, sí | líonaimid | líonann sibh | líonann siad; líonaid† |
a líonann; a líonas / a líonann*; a líonas* |
líontar |
| past | líon mé; líonas | líon tú; líonais | líon sé, sí | líonamar; líon muid | líon sibh; líonabhair | líon siad; líonadar | a líon / ar líon* |
líonadh | |
| past habitual | líonainn | líontá | líonadh sé, sí | líonaimis; líonadh muid | líonadh sibh | líonaidís; líonadh siad | a líonadh / ar líonadh* |
líontaí | |
| future | líonfaidh mé; líonfad |
líonfaidh tú; líonfair† |
líonfaidh sé, sí | líonfaimid; líonfaidh muid |
líonfaidh sibh | líonfaidh siad; líonfaid† |
a líonfaidh; a líonfas / a líonfaidh*; a líonfas* |
líonfar | |
| conditional | líonfainn | líonfá | líonfadh sé, sí | líonfaimis; líonfadh muid | líonfadh sibh | líonfaidís; líonfadh siad | a líonfadh / ar líonfadh* |
líonfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go líona mé; go líonad† |
go líona tú; go líonair† |
go líona sé, sí | go líonaimid; go líona muid |
go líona sibh | go líona siad; go líonaid† |
— | go líontar |
| past | dá líonainn | dá líontá | dá líonadh sé, sí | dá líonaimis; dá líonadh muid |
dá líonadh sibh | dá líonaidís; dá líonadh siad |
— | dá líontaí | |
| imperative | líonaim | líon | líonadh sé, sí | líonaimis | líonaigí; líonaidh† |
líonaidís | — | líontar | |
| verbal noun | líonadh | ||||||||
| past participle | líonta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Derived terms
- folíon (“fill up underneath; make up, supplement”)