ligneus

Latin

Etymology

From lignum (“firewood”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡ.ne.us/, [ˈlʲɪŋneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈliɲ.ɲe.us/, [ˈliɲːeus]

Adjective

ligneus (feminine lignea, neuter ligneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of wood—wooden.
2. Similar in texture to wood—woody.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ligneus	lignea	ligneum		ligneī	ligneae	lignea
Genitive	ligneī	ligneae	ligneī		ligneōrum	ligneārum	ligneōrum
Dative	ligneō		ligneō		ligneīs
Accusative	ligneum	ligneam	ligneum		ligneōs	ligneās	lignea
Ablative	ligneō	ligneā	ligneō		ligneīs
Vocative	lignee	lignea	ligneum		ligneī	ligneae	lignea

Derived terms

• ligneolus

Related terms

• lignārius
• lignātiō
• lignātor
• lignor
• lignum

Descendants

• Italian: ligneo
• Portuguese: lígneo

References

• “ligneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ligneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ligneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.