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leonino

leonino/le.oˈni.no/

leonino is an Esperanto noun meaning “lioness”.

Meaning

  1. lioness

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Related meanings: lion

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Pronunciation

IPA
/le.oˈni.no/
Syllables
le·o·NI·no

Word structure

  1. leonrootleono
  2. insuffixfemale
  3. oendingnoun

Forms

singularplural
subjectleoninoleoninoj
object (-n)leoninonleoninojn

Example sentences

  • La ĝirafo ne vidis la leoninon.The giraffe didn't see the lioness. #9032864
  • La leoninoj proksimiĝis al la ĝirafo.The lionesses got close to the giraffe. #12348835
  • La leonino finfine ekĉasis la gazelon.The lioness finally gave chase to the gazelle. #12348840

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