ligneus, lignea, ligneum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wooden, wood-; woody, like wood, tough/stringy; [soleae ~ => worn by parricide];
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ligneus | lignei |
| Gen. | lignei | ligneorum |
| Dat. | ligneo | — |
| Acc. | ligneum | ligneos |
| Voc. | lignee | lignei |
| Abl. | ligneo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lignea | ligneae |
| Gen. | ligneae | lignearum |
| Dat. | ligneae | — |
| Acc. | ligneam | ligneas |
| Voc. | lignea | ligneae |
| Abl. | lignea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ligneum | lignea |
| Gen. | lignei | ligneorum |
| Dat. | ligneo | — |
| Acc. | ligneum | lignea |
| Voc. | ligneum | lignea |
| Abl. | ligneo | — |
Examples
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...scinditur, nunc adest exitium Ilio, turbat equos lepide ligneus. NIC. Chrysale, ades, dum ego has perlego. CHRYS. Quid..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...iuga laeta tenet. Aspice quam certo uidear non ligneus ore nec deuota focis inguinis arma geram, sed mihi..."