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Meaning of leaena | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ɫeˈae̯.na]

Definitions

  1. a male given name, character in the play Curculio of Plautus
    declension-1, masculine, singular
  2. lioness
    declension-1, feminine

Examples

“Dīcit piger: Leaena in viā, leō in itineribus. [Text reordered in later editions; see below.]”

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“Dīcit piger: Leō est in viā, et leaena in itineribus.”

The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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