лига

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɡɐ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *liga.

Noun

ли́га • (líga) f

1. spittle, saliva, slobber, drool

Declension

Declension of ли́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	ли́га líga	ли́ги lígi
definite	ли́гата lígata	ли́гите lígite

Derived terms

• ли́гльо m (lígljo), ли́гла f (lígla) (agent nouns, colloquil)
• ли́гуш m (líguš), ли́гушка f (líguška) (agent nouns, dilaectal)
• лигота́ (ligotá) (obsolete), лиготи́я (ligotíja, “slobbery behaviour”)
• ли́гав (lígav, “slobbery”)
  • лига́вя се (ligávja se, “to drool”)
  • ли́гавец (lígavec, “snail”) (dialectal)
  • ли́гавник (lígavnik, “bib”)
• лигли́в (liglív, “slobbery”) (dialectal)

See also

• ли́жа (líža, “to lick”) (from a similar root)
• слиз (sliz, “mucus, sludge”) (dialectal), сълза́ (sǎlzá, “tear”) (from a similar root, with s-mobile)

References

• “лига¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лига (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “ли́га”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 11
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лига¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 392

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ligue.

Noun

ли́га • (líga) f

1. league

References

• “лига²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лига (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Dargwa

Etymology

Akin to Archi лекки (lekki).

Noun

лига • (liga)

1. bone

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɡa]

Noun

лига • (liga) f

1. league, association

Noun

лига • (liga) f (relational adjective лигав)

1. drool, slobber

Declension

Declension of лига

	singular	plural
indefinite	лига	лиги
definite unspecified	лигата	лигите
definite proximal	лигава	лигиве
definite distal	лигана	лигине
vocative	лиго	лиги

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲiɡə]

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Noun

ли́га • (líga) f inan (genitive ли́ги, nominative plural ли́ги, genitive plural лиг)

1. (union) league
2. (sports) league
3. (unit of distance) league
4. (music) tie, slur, bind

Declension

Declension of ли́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́га líga	ли́ги lígi
genitive	ли́ги lígi	ли́г líg
dative	ли́ге líge	ли́гам lígam
accusative	ли́гу lígu	ли́ги lígi
instrumental	ли́гой, ли́гою lígoj, lígoju	ли́гами lígami
prepositional	ли́ге líge	ли́гах lígax

Descendants

• → Armenian: լիգա (liga)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Spanish, Italian lega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǐːɡa/
• Hyphenation: ли‧га

Noun

ли́га f (Latin spelling líga)

1. league (politics, sports, general)

Declension

Declension of лига

	singular	plural
nominative	лига	лиге
genitive	лиге	лига
dative	лиги	лигама
accusative	лигу	лиге
vocative	лиго	лиге
locative	лиги	лигама
instrumental	лигом	лигама

References

• “лига” in Hrvatski jezični portal