лига

See also: лиґа

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɡɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡɐ

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *liga.

Noun

ли́га • (líga) f

1. spittle, saliva, slobber, drool

Declension

Declension of ли́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	ли́га líga	ли́ги lígi
definite	ли́гата lígata	ли́гите lígite

Derived terms

• ли́гав (lígav, “slobbery”)
  • ли́гавец (lígavec, “snail”) (dialectal)
  • ли́гавник (lígavnik, “bib”)
  • лига́вя се (ligávja se, “to drool”)
• лигли́в (liglív, “slobbery”) (dialectal)
• ли́гльо m (lígljo), ли́гла f (lígla, agent nouns) (colloquil)
• лигота́ (ligotá) (obsolete), лиготи́я (ligotíja, “slobbery behaviour”)
• ли́гуш m (líguš), ли́гушка f (líguška, agent nouns) (dilaectal)

See also

• ли́жа (líža, “to lick”) (from a similar root)
• слиз (sliz, “mucus, sludge”) (dialectal), сълза́ (sǎlzá, “tear”) (from a similar root, with s-mobile)

References

• “лига¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лига (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “ли́га”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 11
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лига¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 392

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ligue.

Noun

ли́га • (líga) f

1. league

References

• “лига²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лига (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Dargwa

Etymology

Akin to Archi лекки (lekki).

Noun

лига • (liga)

1. bone

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	ليگا
Cyrillic	лига
Latin	liga

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ли́га (líga), ultimately from Latin ligō.

Noun

лига • (liga)

1. (sports) league

Declension

Declension of лига

	singular	plural
nominative	лига (liga)	лигалар (ligalar)
genitive	лиганың (liganyñ)	лигалардың (ligalardyñ)
dative	лигаға (ligağa)	лигаларға (ligalarğa)
accusative	лиганы (ligany)	лигаларды (ligalardy)
locative	лигада (ligada)	лигаларда (ligalarda)
ablative	лигадан (ligadan)	лигалардан (ligalardan)
instrumental	лигамен (ligamen)	лигалармен (ligalarmen)
similative	лигадай (ligadai)	лигалардай (ligalardai)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɡa]

Etymology 1

Noun

лига • (liga) f

1. league, association

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *liga.

Noun

лига • (liga) f (relational adjective лигав)

1. drool, slobber

Declension

Declension of лига

	singular	plural
indefinite	лига (liga)	лиги (ligi)
definite unspecified	лигата (ligata)	лигите (ligite)
definite proximal	лигава (ligava)	лигиве (ligive)
definite distal	лигана (ligana)	лигине (ligine)
vocative	лиго (ligo)	лиги (ligi)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲiɡə]

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Etymology 1

Several steps omitting from Latin ligō.

Noun

ли́га • (líga) f inan (genitive ли́ги, nominative plural ли́ги, genitive plural лиг)

1. (union) league
2. (sports) league
3. (music) tie, slur, bind

Declension

Declension of ли́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́га líga	ли́ги lígi
genitive	ли́ги lígi	ли́г líg
dative	ли́ге líge	ли́гам lígam
accusative	ли́гу lígu	ли́ги lígi
instrumental	ли́гой, ли́гою lígoj, lígoju	ли́гами lígami
prepositional	ли́ге líge	ли́гах lígax

Related terms

• алья́нс m (alʹjáns)
• лега́то (legáto)
• лигату́ра f (ligatúra)
• ли́ктор m anim (líktor)
• облига́ция f (obligácija)

Descendants

• → Armenian: լիգա (liga)
• → Kazakh: лига (liga)

Etymology 2

Doublet of лье (lʹje).

Noun

ли́га • (líga) f inan (genitive ли́ги, nominative plural ли́ги, genitive plural лиг)

1. (unit of distance) league

Declension

Declension of ли́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́га líga	ли́ги lígi
genitive	ли́ги lígi	ли́г líg
dative	ли́ге líge	ли́гам lígam
accusative	ли́гу lígu	ли́ги lígi
instrumental	ли́гой, ли́гою lígoj, lígoju	ли́гами lígami
prepositional	ли́ге líge	ли́гах lígax

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “лига”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Anagrams

• игла́ (iglá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Spanish, Italian lega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǐːɡa/
• Hyphenation: ли‧га

Noun

ли́га f (Latin spelling líga)

1. league (politics, sports, general)

   Лига првака / шампиона ― Champions League

Declension

Declension of лига

	singular	plural
nominative	лига	лиге
genitive	лиге	лига
dative	лиги	лигама
accusative	лигу	лиге
vocative	лиго	лиге
locative	лиги	лигама
instrumental	лигом	лигама

References

• “лига”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026