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Etymology

From Latin leo ‎(“lion”)

Proper noun

Leo m

1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – now included in Panthera.

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Cancer		Virgo
English Wikipedia has an article about Leo.

The constellation Leo

Proper noun

Leo (symbol ♌)

1. A male given name, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
2. (astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the bright star Regulus.
3. (astrology): The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).

Quotations

• 1953 L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, 1974, page 49-50

  "Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name."

  "What is your real name?"

  I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her.

  "It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone."

  "Why not?"

  "Because it's rather a fancy name."

Antonyms

• (astrological sign): Aquarius

Derived terms

• Leonian
• Leonid
• Leonis

Related terms

• (male given names): Leon, Lionel
• (pet form): Lee
• (female given names): Leona, Leonie

Translations

Noun

Leo ‎(plural Leos)

1. Someone with a Leo star sign

Synonyms

• Leonian

Translations

See also

• (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces ^{(Category: en:Astrology)}
• Leo Minor

Anagrams

• EOL, OEL, ole, olé, OLE

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːo/, [ˈleːʊ]

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo.

Related terms

• Leon

Faroese

Proper noun

Leo m

1. A male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Leo: Leosson
• daughter of Leo: Leosdóttir

Declension

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleo/
• Hyphenation: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to English Leo.

Declension

Anagrams

• Elo, elo, ole

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleːo]
• Hyphenation: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo.

Related terms

• variants: Leon
• female given names: Leonie, Leoni

Norwegian

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo. Variant: Leon.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛw/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin leo ‎(“lion”).

Alternative forms

• Leão

Proper noun

Leo m

1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Leo m

1. pet form of Leonardo

Slovak

Proper noun

Leo m

1. A pet form of the male given names Leonard and Leopold.

Spanish

Proper noun

Leo m

1. Leo, the constellation.

Synonyms

• León

Swedish

Proper noun

Leo

1. A male given name, cognate to Leo.

Galician

Verb

leo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ler

Hawaiian

Noun

leo

1. voice

Irish

Alternative forms

• leob (Galway)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲoː/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /lʲoːbˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling leob)

Pronoun

leo ‎(emphatic leosan)

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

References

• Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. I, 196.
• Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 308.

Latin

leō (a lion)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέων ‎(léōn)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.oː/

Noun

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

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• leontopetalon
• leontopodion
• leō fēmina
• leōnīnus
• leunculus

Related terms

• lea
• leaena
• leonticus
• leontios

Descendants

See also

• Leo on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

References

• 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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “leo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• leo in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• 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

Spanish

Verb

leo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of leer.

Swahili

Adverb

leo

1. today

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [l̪ɛw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l̻ʲɛw˧˥]

Adjective

leo

1. climbing

See also

• lên
• trèo