LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ligātūra

ligātūra f (genitive ligātūrae)
Classical[lɪ.ɡaːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[li.ɡaˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinLatinvulgarbinding, tying
  2. Late LatinLatinvulgarbookbinding

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeligātūraligātūrae
genitiveligātūraeligātūrārum
dativeligātūraeligātūrīs
accusativeligātūramligātūrās
ablativeligātūrāligātūrīs
vocativeligātūraligātūrae

lĭgātūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a band, ligature (post-class.).
I. Lit.: ligatura in vitibus, Pall. 1, 6, 11.—
B. In partic., an amulet (bound about one), Aug. in Joann. 7; cf. Isid. Orig. 8, 9.—
C. A bunch, cluster: duas ligaturas uvae passae, Vulg. 1 Reg. 30, 12.— —
II. Transf., a twisting or twining of the body in wrestling: ligaturis corporis certant, Ambros. Enarrat. in Psa. 36, § 55.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin ligātūra From ligō (“to tie, bind, bind together, bind up, bandage, bind fast”) + -tūra (“-ture”).

Inherited
  • Catalanlligadura
  • Italianlegatura
  • Englishlegaturafrom Italian legatura
  • Occitanligadura
  • Romanianlegătură
  • Sardinianliadura
  • Sardinianligadura
  • Aromanianligãturã
  • Old Spanishlegadura
Borrowed
  • Englishligature
  • Frenchligature
  • Portugueseligadura
  • Romanianligatură
  • Spanishligadura
  • Albanianliktyrë
  • Polishligatura
  • Russianлигату́ра

In English words that came into English from ligātūra

  • ligatureligātūra

Quick answers

What does ligātūra mean in Latin?
ligātūra, a noun, means “binding, tying; bookbinding”.
What is the genitive of ligātūra?
The genitive singular is ligātūrae. ligātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ligātūra?
In classical Latin, [lɪ.ɡaːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [li.ɡaˈtuː.ra].