liga

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪɡa]

liga f

1. league (organization of sports teams)

• “liga”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “liga”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Proto-Central-Pacific *liŋa, variant of *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

liga

1. (anatomy) hand

liga

1. inflection of ligar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From Medieval Latin liga.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɡɒ]
• Hyphenation: li‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

liga (plural ligák)

1. league

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	liga	ligák
accusative	ligát	ligákat
dative	ligának	ligáknak
instrumental	ligával	ligákkal
causal-final	ligáért	ligákért
translative	ligává	ligákká
terminative	ligáig	ligákig
essive-formal	ligaként	ligákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ligában	ligákban
superessive	ligán	ligákon
adessive	ligánál	ligáknál
illative	ligába	ligákba
sublative	ligára	ligákra
allative	ligához	ligákhoz
elative	ligából	ligákból
delative	ligáról	ligákról
ablative	ligától	ligáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	ligáé	ligáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	ligáéi	ligákéi

Possessive forms of liga
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ligám	ligáim
2nd person sing.	ligád	ligáid
3rd person sing.	ligája	ligái
1st person plural	ligánk	ligáink
2nd person plural	ligátok	ligáitok
3rd person plural	ligájuk	ligáik

• ligás

• liga in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Borrowed from Dutch liga, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“I tie”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡa/, [ˈli.ɡa]
• Hyphenation: li‧ga

liga (plural liga-liga, first-person possessive ligaku, second-person possessive ligamu, third-person possessive liganya)

1. league

   Synonyms: perserikatan, persekutuan

• “liga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• gali
• gila
• lagi

Regional variants of liga

North Karelian (Viena)	lika
South Karelian (Tver)	liga

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika and Estonian liga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʲiɡɑ/
• Hyphenation: li‧ga

liga (genitive ligan, partitive ligua)

1. (South Karelian) muck, dirt

Tver Karelian declension of liga (type 4/kala no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	liga	ligat
genitive	ligan	ligoin
partitive	ligua	ligoida
illative	ligah	ligoih
inessive	ligašša	ligoissa
elative	ligašta	ligoista
adessive	ligalla	ligoilla
ablative	ligalda	ligoilda
translative	ligakši	ligoiksi
essive	ligana	ligoina
comitative	liganke	ligoinke
abessive	ligatta	ligoitta

Possessive forms of liga
1st person	ligani
2nd person	ligaš
3rd person	ligah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “liga”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры), →ISBN

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡaː/, [ˈlʲɪɡäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡa/, [ˈliːɡä]

ligā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ligō

• liga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• liga in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“illness”).

liga f (4th declension)

1. disease

• slimība f

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“illness”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /lʲɪˈɡɐ/

ligà f (plural lìgos) stress pattern 4

1. illness

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́nga (“search for, watch for, desire”).

-líga

1. to try, to tempt

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: li‧ga

liga f

1. league (a group or association of cooperating members)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

liga

1. third-person singular present of ligać

• liga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• liga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: li‧ga

From ligar (“to unite; to bind”), from Latin ligāre (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

liga f (plural ligas)

1. alloy (metal combined of more elements)

   Hyponyms: aço, amálgama, bronze, ferro fundido, latão

2. league; group; association

   Synonyms: aliança, associação, coligação, confederação, facção, grupo, pacto, partido, união

3. league (organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship)

   Synonym: confederação

4. (uncountable) connection (act of connecting)

   Synonyms: conexão, ligação, ligamento

   Antonyms: desconexão, desligamento

5. garter (band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking)

   Synonym: jarreteira

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

liga

1. inflection of ligar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From Spanish, Italian lega.

• IPA^(key): /lǐːɡa/
• Hyphenation: li‧ga

líga f (Cyrillic spelling ли́га)

1. league (politics, sports, general)

• “liga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

• IPA^(key): /lìːɡa/

líga f

1. league (organization of sports teams)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	líga
gen. sing.	líge
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	líga	lígi	líge
genitive (rodȋlnik)	líge	líg	líg
dative (dajȃlnik)	lígi	lígama	lígam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lígo	lígi	líge
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lígi	lígah	lígah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lígo	lígama	lígami

• IPA^(key): /ˈliɡa/ [ˈli.ɣ̞a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: li‧ga

Deverbal from ligar.

liga f (plural ligas)

1. (politics, general) league
2. band; suspender (UK), garter (US)

   Synonyms: tirante, jarretera

3. (metallurgy) alloy, mixture

   Synonym: aleación

4. elastic band

   Synonym: elástico

5. mistletoe

   Synonym: muérdago

6. (Mexico) hair tie, ponytail holder, ponytailer, hair elastic, bobble, hair boble

   Synonyms: (Spain) goma, (Argentina, Colombia) colita, (Chile) colet, colero

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

liga

1. inflection of ligar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “liga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

From French ligue, from Latin ligāre (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-.

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liga c

1. a gang
2. (sports) a league

• gangsterliga

• liga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• liga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• liga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• liga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Borrowed from Spanish liga.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡa/ [ˈliː.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: li‧ga

liga (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄ)

1. league; alliance; union

   Synonyms: unyon, kaisahan

2. association

   Synonyms: samahan, kapisanan, asosasyon

3. seasonal athletics competition

   Synonym: paligsahan

• lagi, ilag, Ilag, Gail