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
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren ♈︎ Oxen ♉︎ Tvillingarna ♊︎ Kräftan ♋︎
Lejonet ♌︎ Jungfrun ♍︎ Vågen ♎︎ Skorpionen ♏︎
Skytten ♐︎ Stenbocken ♑︎ Vattumannen ♒︎ Fiskarna ♓︎

Further reading
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