lion
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Appellatio pronuntiatusque
[+/-]API: /ˈlaɪən/ (Americane) API: /ˈlɑeən/ (Australiane)
Notatio
[+/-]- = Anglica Media: leon
- ← Francogallica Antiqua: lion
- = Latine: leo
Nomen substantivum
[+/-]lion (plur.: lions; comm., vel masc. cum fem.: lioness)