Liger
See also: liger
Latin
editEtymology
editOf 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 Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡer/, [ˈlʲɪɡɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.d͡ʒer/, [ˈliːd͡ʒer]
Proper noun
editLiger m sg (genitive Ligeris); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Liger |
Genitive | Ligeris |
Dative | Ligerī |
Accusative | Ligerem |
Ablative | Ligere |
Vocative | Liger |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther 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
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from Celtic languages
- Latin terms derived from Gaulish
- Latin terms derived from Transalpine Gaulish
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
- Latin masculine nouns
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