lygos

Latin

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈly.ɡos/, [ˈlʲʏɡɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡos/, [ˈliːɡos]

Noun

lygos m (genitive lygī); second declension

1. chaste tree

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lygos	lygī
Genitive	lygī	lygōrum
Dative	lygō	lygīs
Accusative	lygon	lygōs
Ablative	lygō	lygīs
Vocative	lyge	lygī

Synonyms

• vitex

References

• “lygos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lygos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.