lion – French noun declension

French noun forms of lion

Noun: lion
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular mlion
Singular flionne
Plural mlions

Sample Sentences

  • se défendre comme un lion (to defend oneself with great courage)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lyon, from Old French lion, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin leōnem, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). See: Latin Nouns 'leō', Ancient Greek Nouns 'λέων'.

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