adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
leōnīnus
leōnīnus (feminine leōnīna, neuter leōnīnum)
Classical[ɫe.oːˈniː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[le.oˈniː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveleonine; of or pertaining to a lion
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leōnīnus | leōnīna | leōnīnum |
| genitive | leōnīnī | leōnīnae | leōnīnī |
| dative | leōnīnō | leōnīnae | leōnīnō |
| accusative | leōnīnum | leōnīnam | leōnīnum |
| ablative | leōnīnō | leōnīnā | leōnīnō |
| vocative | leōnīne | leōnīna | leōnīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leōnīnī | leōnīnae | leōnīna |
| genitive | leōnīnōrum | leōnīnārum | leōnīnōrum |
| dative | leōnīnīs | leōnīnīs | leōnīnīs |
| accusative | leōnīnōs | leōnīnās | leōnīna |
| ablative | leōnīnīs | leōnīnīs | leōnīnīs |
| vocative | leōnīnī | leōnīnae | leōnīna |
lĕōnīnus, a, um, adj. 2. leo,
I. of or belonging to a lion, a lion's.
I. Lit.:
concede audacter ab leonino cavo, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 47: species, a lion-like appearance, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 3: pellis, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 142: jubae, id. ib.: adeps, id. 24, 17, 102, § 165.—* II. Trop.: leonina societas, a lion's partnership, i. e. in which one party gets all the profit and the other all the loss:
Aristo refert: Cassium respondisse, societatem talem coiri non posse, ut alter lucrum tantum, alter damnum sentiret, et hanc societatem leoninam solitum appellare, Dig. 17, 2, 29, § 2.Lĕōnīnus, a, um,
I. adj., of or belonging to the emperor Leo, Leonine:
lex, Cod. Just. 1, 3, 50.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin leōnīnus From leō (“lion”) + -īnus.
Descendants
- Catalanlleoní
- Englishleonine
- Frenchléonin
- Italianleonino
- Portugueseleonino
- Spanishleonino
- Galicianleonino