- lioness li·on·ess n
- ['laɪənɪs]
leonessa
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
lioness li·on·ess n
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Lioness — Li on*ess (l[imac] [u^]n*[e^]s), n. [OF. lionesse.] (Zo[ o]l.) A female lion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lioness — c.1300, leoness, from LION (Cf. lion) + ESS (Cf. ess) … Etymology dictionary
-ess — [es, is, əs] [ME esse, isse < OFr esse < LL issa < Gr] suffix forming nouns female [lioness]: In nouns of agent ending in tor or ter, the vowel is usually dropped before adding ess [actress] As applied to persons, now often avoided as… … English World dictionary
ess — [ ıs, es ] suffix 1. ) used with some nouns to make nouns referring to women: actress (=a woman who acts in plays, movies, etc.) waitress (=a woman who serves people in a restaurant) 2. ) used with some nouns to make nouns meaning a female animal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lioness of Gobedra — The Lioness of Gobedra is a representation of a lioness, about 2 meters long, carved in relief on a large rock outcropping. First described by German archeologists in 1913, this carving is located near the city of Axum, Ethiopia.External links*… … Wikipedia
-ess — a suffix forming distinctively feminine nouns: countess; goddess; lioness. [ME esse < OF < LL issa < Gk] Usage. Since at least the 14th century, English has both borrowed feminine nouns in ESS from French ( esse in French and in some early… … Universalium
-ess — off aff. use a suffix forming distinctively feminine nouns: countess; goddess; lioness[/ex] • Etymology: ME esse < OF < LL issa < Gk usage: Since at least the 14th century, English has borrowed nouns with this feminine suffix from French … From formal English to slang
lioness — /luy euh nis/, n. a female lion. [1250 1300; ME liones, leonesse < MF lion(n)esse. See LION, ESS] * * * … Universalium
lioness — li|on|ess [ˈlaıənes, nıs] n a female lion … Dictionary of contemporary English
lioness — li|on|ess [ laıənəs ] noun count a female lion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lioness — li·on·ess || laɪənɪs n. female lion li·on || laɪən n. large carnivorous cat found in Africa and southern Asia; strong and courageous person; celebrity, person who is well known and admired … English contemporary dictionary
