LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

leō1

leō m (genitive leōnis)
Classical[ˈɫe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.o]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. lion
  2. lion's skin
  3. the constellation Leo
  4. figurativelylionheart; a courageous person
  5. a kind of crab
  6. a kind of plant

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

fortissima bēstia, rēx ferārum; fremit.
leō -ōnis m — in Mille Verba, Animālia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeleōleōnēs
genitiveleōnisleōnum
dativeleōnīleōnibus
accusativeleōnemleōnēs
ablativeleōneleōnibus
vocativeleōleōnēs

lĕo, lēre, v. a. The root of deleo; cf. Prisc. l. 9
I. fin.
lĕo, ōnis, m. Gr. λέων, λίς,
I. a lion.
I. Lit.: validus, Lucr. 5, 985: fulvus, Ov. H. 10, 85: ferus, id. M. 7, 373: magnanimus, id. Tr. 3, 5, 33: leoni praecipua generositas, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 42: Gaetulus, Verg. A. 5, 351: Poenus, id. E. 5, 27: Phrygius, id. A. 10, 157: fulvus, id. ib. 4, 159: leonum animi index cauda, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 42: leo alumnus, Juv. 14, 247: pardus, tigris, leo— si quid adhuc est quod fremat in terris violentius, id. 8, 36: leo femina, a she-lion, lioness (for leaena), Plaut. Fragm. ap. Philarg. Verg. E. 2, 63.—Without femina: orbati leones, Stat. S. 2, 1, 9; Val. Fl. 6, 317.—
II. Transf.
A. A lion's skin, Val. Fl. 8, 126.—
B. The constellation Leo: momenta Leonis, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 16: cum sol in Leone est, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 162: in pectore Leonis, id. 18, 26, 64, § 235.—
C. A kind of crab, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97.—
D. A plant, perhaps lion's-foot, Col. 10, 260; 98.—
E. To denote a courageous person: in pace leones, in proelio cervi, Tert. Coron. Mil. 1 med.; cf.: in praetoriis leones, in castris lepores, Sid. Ep. 5, 7 med.: domi leones, foris vulpes, Petr. 44, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Western Romance
  • Catalanlleó
  • Occitanleon
  • Portugueseleãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese leon
  • Emilianleån
  • Ligurianlión
  • Lombardleon
  • Piedmonteselion
  • Piedmonteseleon
  • Old Frenchlion
  • Friulianlion
Southern Romance
  • Sardinianleone
  • Sardinianleoni
  • Sardinianlioni
Eastern Romance
  • Italianleone
  • Romanianleu
  • Corsicanlionu
  • Malteseljunfrom Sicilian liuni
  • Venetanleon
  • Venetanlion
Old Irish
  • Irishleonfrom unknown léo
  • Manxlionfrom unknown léo
  • Irishleomhanfrom unknown léoman
  • Manxleionfrom unknown léoman
  • Scottish Gaelicleòmhannfrom unknown léoman
Elsewhere
  • Albanianluan
  • Basquelehoi
  • Proto-Brythonic*llew
  • Proto-West Germanic*lēwō
  • Proto-Slavic*lь̀vъfrom Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰
  • Old Englishlēo
  • Old Norseleón
  • Old Norseleó
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Leō2
Leō m sg (genitive Leōnis)
Classical[ˈɫe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.o]

Meaning

  1. Leo, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Lĕo, ōnis, m.; only plur.: Lĕōnes, um,
I. the priests of the Persian god Mithras: Leones Mithrae, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 13.

Origins

From leō (“lion”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLeoLeo. Latin ecclesiastics. 1. The first of that name who occupied the papal throne, is usually styled the GREAT. He was a native of Rome, and must have…

Quick answers

What does leō mean in Latin?
leō, a noun, means “lion; lion's skin; the constellation Leo”.
What is the genitive of leō?
The genitive singular is leōnis. leō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce leō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛː.o].