LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

liquor1

liquor m (genitive liquōris)
Classical[ˈlɪ.kʷɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.kʷor]

Meaning

  1. masculinefluidity, liquidity
  2. masculineliquid, fluid

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeliquorliquōrēs
genitiveliquōrisliquōrum
dativeliquōrīliquōribus
accusativeliquōremliquōrēs
ablativeliquōreliquōribus
vocativeliquorliquōrēs

lĭquor, ōris (lī, Lucr. 1, 454), m. liqueo,
I. fluidness, fluidity, liquidity.
I. Lit.: liquor aquai, Lucr. 1, 454; Cic. N. D. 2, 10: causae, quae vim habent frigoris et caloris, concretionis et liquoris, id. Univ. 14: vomica liquoris aeterni argentum vivum appellatur, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99.—
II. Transf., a fluid, liquid, liquoris vitigeni latex, wine, Lucr, 5, 14: dulcis flavusque mellis, id. 1, 938: liquores amnium, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: Stygius, Ov. Ib. 594: Virgineus, the water of the spring Virgo (v. Virgo), id. P. 1, 8, 38: aurea tunc pressos pedibus dedit uva liquores, Tib. 2, 1, 45: fluidus, a corrupt moisture, i. e. putrefaction, = tabes, Verg. G. 3, 484: (teritur) parvo saepe liquore silex, Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 16: Assyrius, i. e. amomum, Stat. S. 3, 3, 212: niveus lactis, Sen. Oedip. 565: oleique, Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 179. —Of the sea: qua medius liquor Secernit Europen ab Afro, Hor. C. 3, 3, 46.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  4. Latinliquor

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin liquor From liqueō (“to be liquid, fluid”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Catalanlicor
  • Frenchliqueur
  • Romanianlicoare
  • Italianliquore
  • Occitanliquor
  • Spanishlicor
  • Russianликёр
  • Sicilianlicori

In English words that came into English from liquor

  • liquorliquor
verbthird conjugation, deponent, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
līquor2
līquor (present infinitive līquī or līquier)
Classical[ˈliː.kʷɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.kʷor]

Meaning

  1. deponentintransitiveto be fluid or liquid
  2. deponentintransitiveto flow
  3. deponentintransitiveto melt
    Non tamen Egeriae luctus aliena levare damna valent; montisque iacens radicibus imis liquitur in lacrimas, donec pietate dolentis mota soror Phoebi gelidum de corpore fontemBut the woes of others did not have the strength to lift Egeria's griefs; and lying at the lowest roots of a mountain she melted into tears, until, moved by the faithfulness of her suffering, the sister of Phoebus made from her body a cool spring, and weakened her limbs into eternal streams.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 15.547–551
  4. deponentintransitiveto dissolve

Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.līquorlīquēbarlīquar———
2nd sg.līqueris
līquere		līquēbāris
līquēbāre		līquēris
līquēre		———
3rd sg.līquiturlīquēbāturlīquētur———
1st pl.līquimurlīquēbāmurlīquēmur———
2nd pl.līquiminīlīquēbāminīlīquēminī———
3rd pl.līquunturlīquēbanturlīquentur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.līquarlīquerer——
2nd sg.līquāris
līquāre		līquerēris
līquerēre		——
3rd sg.līquāturlīquerētur——
1st pl.līquāmurlīquerēmur——
2nd pl.līquāminīlīquerēminī——
3rd pl.līquanturlīquerentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.līquere—
pres. 2nd pl.līquiminī—
fut. 2nd sg.līquitor—
fut. 3rd sg.līquitor—
fut. 3rd pl.līquuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivelīquī
līquier		—
present participlelīquēns
līquente, līquentem, līquentēs, līquentī, līquentia, līquentibus, līquentis, līquentīs, līquentium		—
gerundlīquendī, līquendō, līquendum

līquor, līqui (
I. inf. liquier, Att. Trag. Brut. 28), v. dep. n. [liqueo], to be fluid or liquid, to flow, melt, dissolve (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: tum toto corpore sudor Liquitur, Verg. A. 9, 813: huic (arbori) atro liquuntur sanguine guttae, id. ib. 3, 28: liquentia flumina, id. ib. 9, 679: mella, id. ib. 1, 432: fluvius, id. G. 4, 442: ut fraces et amurca liquentur, Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 22.—
II. Trop., to melt or waste away: ilico res foras labitur, liquitur, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 17: in partem pejorem liquitur aetas, Lucr. 2, 1132: per poli liquentis axem, Prud. στεφ. 1, 88.

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷti, compare stative liqueō and 1st-conjugation liquō.

Quick answers

What does liquor mean in Latin?
liquor, a noun, means “fluidity, liquidity; liquid, fluid”.
What is the genitive of liquor?
The genitive singular is liquōris. liquor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce liquor?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪ.kʷɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliː.kʷor].
Where does liquor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō → Latin liquor.