lignum
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no- (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliɡ.num/, [ˈlɪŋ.nũː]
Noun
lignum n (genitive lignī); second declension
- firewood
- (later Latin) wood tissue
- tree
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Psalm.1.3:
- Et erit tamquam lignum transplantatum iuxta rivulos aquarum quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo et folium eius non defluet et omne quod fecerit prosperabitur
- And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whosoever he shall do shall prosper (Duoay-Rheims translation)
- Et erit tamquam lignum transplantatum iuxta rivulos aquarum quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo et folium eius non defluet et omne quod fecerit prosperabitur
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lignum | ligna |
| Genitive | lignī | lignōrum |
| Dative | lignō | lignīs |
| Accusative | lignum | ligna |
| Ablative | lignō | lignīs |
| Vocative | lignum | ligna |
Descendants
- Aragonese: lenya
- Aromanian: lemnu
- Asturian: lleña, lleiña, ḷḷeiña, ḷḷeña, ḷḷeñe, lleñe, lleñi, cheña, yeñi, yeña
- Catalan: llenya
- Corsican: legnu, legna, lenghju
- Dalmatian: lanc
- Emilian: laggna
- Esperanto: ligno
- Fala: leña
- Friulian: len
- Galician: leña
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: lenha
- Istriot: lìgno, lìgna
References
- lignum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lignum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lignum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- lignum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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