Liger
See also: liger
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, probably from Transalpine Gaulish *liga (“silt, sediment”), whence French lie, from Proto-Celtic *legyā, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, lay”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡer/, [ˈlʲɪɡɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.d͡ʒer/, [ˈliːd͡ʒer]
Proper noun edit
Liger m sg (genitive Ligeris); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Liger |
Genitive | Ligeris |
Dative | Ligerī |
Accusative | Ligerem |
Ablative | Ligere |
Vocative | Liger |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Liger”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Liger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Liger”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly