λέαινα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ -αινᾰ (-aina).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λέαινᾰ • (léaina) f (genitive λεαίνης); first declension

  1. lioness

Inflection
First declension of ἡ λέαινᾰ; τῆς λεαίνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λέαινᾰ
hē léaina		 τὼ λεαίνᾱ
tṑ leaínā		 αἱ λέαιναι
hai léainai
Genitive τῆς λεαίνης
tês leaínēs		 τοῖν λεαίναιν
toîn leaínain		 τῶν λεαινῶν
tôn leainôn
Dative τῇ λεαίνῃ
têi leaínēi		 τοῖν λεαίναιν
toîn leaínain		 ταῖς λεαίναις
taîs leaínais
Accusative τὴν λέαινᾰν
tḕn léainan		 τὼ λεαίνᾱ
tṑ leaínā		 τᾱ̀ς λεαίνᾱς
tā̀s leaínās
Vocative λέαινᾰ
léaina		 λεαίνᾱ
leaínā		 λέαιναι
léainai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: leaena
    • → Italian: leena

References

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέαινα (léaina) λέων, λε(οντ)- m (léon, le(ont)-, “lion”) +‎ -αινα (-aina).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈle.e.na/
  • Hyphenation: λέ‧αι‧να

Noun

λέαινα • (léaina) f (plural λέαινες, masculine λέων)

  1. lioness
  2. (figurative) brave woman

Declension
declension of λέαινα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative λέαινα • λέαινες •
genitive λέαινας • λεαινών •
accusative λέαινα • λέαινες •
vocative λέαινα • λέαινες •

Further reading
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