LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

lītigium

lītigium n (genitive lītigiī or lītigī)
Classical[liːˈtɪ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[liˈtiː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. quarrel
  2. litigation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelītigiumlītigia
genitivelītigiī
lītigī		lītigiōrum
dativelītigiōlītigiīs
accusativelītigiumlītigia
ablativelītigiōlītigiīs
vocativelītigiumlītigia

lītĭgĭum, i, n. litigo,
I. a dispute, quarrel, strife (ante-class.): nam ego aliquid contrahere cupio litigii inter eos duos, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 31: cum viro litigium natum, id. Men. 5, 2, 15: litigium tibist cum uxore, id. ib. 1, 2, 42.—
II. Esp., litigation: litigii seminarium propagare, Vet. Jurec. Consult. 7, 1 Huschke.

Origins

Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin lītigium From līs (“quarrel”) + agō + -ium.

Descendants
  • Frenchlitige
  • Italianlitigio
  • Portugueselitígio
  • Romanianlitigiu
  • Spanishlitigio
  • Galicianlitixio
  • Galicianlitígio

In English words that came into English from lītigium

  • litigiouslītigiōsus

Quick answers

What does lītigium mean in Latin?
lītigium, a noun, means “quarrel; litigation”.
What is the genitive of lītigium?
The genitive singular is lītigiī. lītigium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce lītigium?
In classical Latin, [liːˈtɪ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈtiː.d͡ʒi.um].