In Italian, "lion" is il leone. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn Italian, "lion" is il leone. It is a noun. The word is spelled il leone and pronounced as written, following Italian pronunciation rules.
Italian nouns are either masculine or feminine. The gender of il leone is reflected in its article: il/lo (masculine) or la (feminine).
Use il leone as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Italian, word order and agreement rules determine how il leone fits into a sentence.
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