ligneus

ligneus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin lignum
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos
Proto-Italic *-ejos
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin ligneus

    From lignum (“firewood”) + -eus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

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

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

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    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
    accusative ligneum ligneam ligneum ligneōs ligneās lignea
    ablative ligneō ligneā ligneō ligneīs
    vocative lignee lignea ligneum ligneī ligneae lignea

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Italian: ligneo
    • Portuguese: lígneo

    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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