Λεοντῖνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

λέων (léōn, lion) + -ῖνος (-înos, suffix forming adjectives of place), meaning “the one related to lions”.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Λεοντῖνος • (Leontînos) m (genitive Λεοντῑ́νου); second declension

  1. an inhabitant of Leontini or Lentini

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Λεοντίνος (Leontínos)
  • Latin: Leontīnus

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
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