ligneus

Latin

Etymology

From lignum (“firewood”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliɡ.ne.us/, [ˈlɪŋ.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

First/second declension.

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 ligneae ligneō ligneīs ligneīs ligneīs
Accusative ligneum ligneam ligneum ligneōs ligneās lignea
Ablative ligneō ligneā ligneō ligneīs ligneīs ligneīs
Vocative lignee lignea ligneum ligneī ligneae lignea

Derived terms

Descendants

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
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