belliger

Latin

Etymology

bellum (“war”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbel.li.ɡer/, [ˈbɛl.lɪ.ɡɛr]

Adjective

belliger (feminine belligera, neuter belligerum); first/second declension

  1. waging war
  2. warlike, martial, valiant

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative belliger belligera belligerum belligerī belligerae belligera
genitive belligerī belligerae belligerī belligerōrum belligerārum belligerōrum
dative belligerō belligerō belligerīs
accusative belligerum belligeram belligerum belligerōs belligerās belligera
ablative belligerō belligerā belligerō belligerīs
vocative belliger belligera belligerum belligerī belligerae belligera

Descendants

  • Spanish: belígero

References

  • belliger in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • belliger in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • belliger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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