legioen

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch legioen, inherited from Middle Dutch legioen, derived from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leː.xiˈun/ Rhymes: -un Hyphenation: le‧gi‧oen === Noun === legioen (plural legioene) (military, Ancient Rome) legion (the major unit or division of the Roman army) == Dutch == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch legioen, derived from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō. Doublet of legio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leː.ɣiˈun/ Rhymes: -un Hyphenation: le‧gi‧oen === Noun === legioen n (plural legioenen, diminutive legioentje n) (often historical) legion (major division of an army) (strictly, Ancient Rome) a Roman legion (loosely) large group of people or animals ==== Derived terms ==== legioensoldaat Vreemdelingenlegioen ==== Related terms ==== legionair ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: legioen → Indonesian: legiun Negerhollands: legionen → West Frisian: legioen === Anagrams === gloeien == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō. === Noun === legioen n or f (military, Ancient Rome) legion (the major unit or division of the Roman army) ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “legioen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “legioen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch legioen, derived from Middle Dutch legioen, derived from Old French legion, derived from Latin legiō. === Noun === legioen n (plural legioenen) (military, Ancient Rome) legion (the major unit or division of the Roman army) ==== Further reading ==== “legioen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011