Liger
See also: liger
Latin
Etymology
Potentially from Transalpine Gaulish *liga (“silt, sediment”), whence French lie.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡer/, [ˈlʲɪɡɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.d͡ʒer/, [ˈliːd͡ʒer]
Proper noun
Liger m sg (genitive Ligeris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Liger |
Genitive | Ligeris |
Dative | Ligerī |
Accusative | Ligerem |
Ablative | Ligere |
Vocative | Liger |
Derived terms
References
- “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