lignum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leg-no (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪŋ.nʊm/

Noun

lignum (genitive lignī); n, second declension

1. Firewood.
2. (later Latin): wood tissue.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lignum	ligna
genitive	lignī	lignōrum
dative	lignō	lignīs
accusative	lignum	ligna
ablative	lignō	lignīs
vocative	lignum	ligna

Derived terms

• lignārius
• ligneus
• lignor
• lignōsus

Related terms

• lignātiō
• lignātor
• ligneolus

Descendants

Aromanian: lemnu Dalmatian: lanc Friulian: len Italian: legno Neapolitan: ligno Occitan: lenha

Portuguese: lenho, lenha Romanian: lemn Romansch: lain Sardinian: línna Sicilian: lignu Spanish: leña, leño