LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abiga

abiga f (genitive abigae)
Classical[ˈa.bɪ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.bi.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. femininea flowering plant known as yellow bugle or Ajuga chamaepitys used in medicine to induce an abortion.
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 24.29
    300 CE – 400 CE, Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarium 27

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabigaabigae
genitiveabigaeabigārum
dativeabigaeabigīs
accusativeabigamabigās
ablativeabigāabigīs
vocativeabigaabigae

ăbĭga, ae, f. abigo,
I. a plant which has the power of producing abortion; Greek χαμαίπιτυς, ground-pine: Teucrium iva, Linn.; Plin. 24, 6, 20, § 29.

Origins

From abigō (“force birth, cause an abortion”).

Quick answers

What does abiga mean in Latin?
abiga, a noun, means “a flowering plant known as yellow bugle or Ajuga chamaepitys used in medicine to induce an abortion.”.
What is the genitive of abiga?
The genitive singular is abigae. abiga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce abiga?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.bɪ.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.bi.ɡa].