Noun: ljón
Gender: n
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | ljón |
| Sg. Def. | ljónið |
| Pl. Indef. | ljón |
| Pl. Def. | ljónini |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | ljóns |
| Sg. Def. | ljónsins |
| Pl. Indef. | ljóna |
| Pl. Def. | ljónanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | ljóni |
| Sg. Def. | ljóninum |
| Pl. Indef. | ljónum |
| Pl. Def. | ljónunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | ljón |
| Sg. Def. | ljónið |
| Pl. Indef. | ljón |
| Pl. Def. | ljónini |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like ljón
sekund,
smyrsl,
sjónop,
skrædl,
skjúrt,
berghol,
baðirúm,
uppskot,
føroyakort,
farmaskip,
flogskip,
býarfólk,
tíðarskeið,
sandkorn,
skriðdjór,
niðursetufólk,
blómkál,
sagnorð,
listaverk,
universitet, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse león, from Latin leō, (genitive: leōnis), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), likely a borrowing from a Semitic language. Compare Proto-Semitic *labiʾ-. See: Old Norse Nouns '
león', Latin Nouns '
leō', Ancient Greek Nouns '
λέων'.
Translations