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liger

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See also: Liger

English

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A liger.
Five ligers lying down.

Etymology

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Blend of lion +‎ tiger[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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liger (plural ligers)

  1. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
    • 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:
      Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.

Hyponyms

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Translations

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See also

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References

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  • liger”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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liger

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ligō

Romansch

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Classical Latin levis (light; not heavy). Compare French léger.

Adjective

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liger m (feminine singular ligera, masculine plural ligers, feminine plural ligeras)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) light (of weight)
  2. (Puter, Vallader) easy
Synonyms
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  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) lev
  • (Sutsilvan) leav
  • (Vallader) leiv

Etymology 2

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From Latin legō, legere.

Verb

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liger

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to read
Alternative forms
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Swedish

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Noun

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liger c

  1. a liger (cat born to a male lion and a tigress)

Declension

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Zoogocho Zapotec

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ligero.

Adjective

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liger

  1. light (not heavy)
  2. swift, quick-acting (of a person)

Adverb

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liger

  1. quick

References

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  • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 249