adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ligneus
ligneus (feminine lignea, neuter ligneum)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliɲ.ɲe.us]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- adjectiveOf wood—wooden.
- adjectiveSimilar in texture to wood—woody.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ex lignō factus; equus ligneus.ligneus -a -um — in Mille Verba, Domus et Familia
ē lignō factusligneus -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 17
ex lignō factusligneus -a -um — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 21
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ligneus ligneolus | lignea ligneola | ligneum ligneolum |
| genitive | ligneī ligneolī | ligneae ligneolae | ligneī ligneolī |
| dative | ligneō ligneolō | ligneae ligneolae | ligneō ligneolō |
| accusative | ligneum ligneolum | ligneam ligneolam | ligneum ligneolum |
| ablative | ligneō ligneolō | ligneā ligneolā | ligneō ligneolō |
| vocative | lignee ligneole | lignea ligneola | ligneum ligneolum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ligneī ligneolī | ligneae ligneolae | lignea ligneola |
| genitive | ligneōrum ligneolōrum | ligneārum ligneolārum | ligneōrum ligneolōrum |
| dative | ligneīs ligneolīs | ligneīs ligneolīs | ligneīs ligneolīs |
| accusative | ligneōs ligneolōs | ligneās ligneolās | lignea ligneola |
| ablative | ligneīs ligneolīs | ligneīs ligneolīs | ligneīs ligneolīs |
| vocative | ligneī ligneolī | ligneae ligneolae | lignea ligneola |
lignĕus, a, um, adj. lignum,
I. of wood, wooden.
I. Lit.:
ponticulus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59: turres, Caes. B. C. 3, 9: materia, wood, Cic. Inv. 2, 57, 170: deus, Tib. 1, 11, 20: piscinas, Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123: Fabii Maximi oppida, Quint. 6, 3, 61: custodia, i. e. the stocks, Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 28: salus, written on wooden tablets, id. Ps. 1, 1, 45.—II. Transf.
A. Like wood, woody:
putamen, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 86: semen (arboris), id. 16, 26, 46, § 110.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
līgneus adj.
lignum, of wood, wooden : vasa, S.: signum: turres, Cs.— Dry, withered : coniunx, Ct.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin ligneus From lignum (“firewood”) + -eus.
Descendants
- Italianligneo
- Portugueselígneo