Liger

See also: liger

Latin

Etymology

Potentially from Transalpine Gaulish *liga (“silt, sediment”), whence French lie.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡer/, [ˈlɪ.ɡɛr]
View of the river

Noun

Liger m (genitive Ligeris); third declension

  1. The river Loire in France

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Liger
Genitive Ligeris
Dative Ligerī
Accusative Ligerem
Ablative Ligere
Vocative Liger

Derived terms
  • Ligericus

References
  • Liger in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Liger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Liger in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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