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pantaleon

pantaleon noun: a very large dulcimer, invented around 1700.

Noun

pantaleon (plural pantaleons)

  1. (historical) A very large dulcimer, invented around 1700.

Proper noun capitalized: Pantaleon

Pantaleon (plural Pantaleons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A saint, a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletianic Persecution of 305 AD.
  3. A Greek king of Bactria and India from the 2nd century BC.

Forms of pantaleon

Noun
pluralpantaleons
Proper noun
pluralPantaleons

Origin of pantaleon

From Pantaleon, as it was invented by Pantaleon Hebenstreit. Doublet of pantaloon.

* From Ancient Greek Πανταλέων (Pantaléōn) used as a personal name, stemming from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and λέων (léōn, “lion”) (Klein). * As a Spanish surname, from Pantaleón. Compare Pantaleo. * The saint's name is of Ancient Greek origin, as described above or from παν- (pan-, “all, every”) and ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “merciful, compassionate”) (Littré).

Questions about pantaleon

What does pantaleon mean?
Pantaleon means a very large dulcimer, invented around 1700.
What part of speech is pantaleon?
Pantaleon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pantaleon?
The plural of pantaleon is pantaleons.

Words near pantaleon in the dictionary

  1. Pantagruelistic
  2. Pantagruelists
  3. Pantalan
  4. Pantalan Cabugcabug
  5. Pantaleo
  6. pantaleon
  7. pantaleons
  8. Pantaleos
  9. pantalet
  10. pantalets
  11. pantalette

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