ligneus

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Latin

Etymology

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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