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English

Etymology

From Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligat?rius.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??bl???t??i/, /??bl???t??i/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??bl???t(?)?i/

Adjective

obligatory (comparative more obligatory, superlative most obligatory)

1. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
   • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory

     […] if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory.
2. Requiring a matter or obligation.

Synonyms

• bounden
• mandatory

Antonyms

• optional

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• obligatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Adjective

obligatory

1. Alternative form of obligatorie

English

Etymology

From Middle English liggen, from Old English licgan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??/

Verb

lig (third-person singular simple present ligs, present participle ligging, simple past ligged or lag or lay, past participle ligged or laggen or lain)

1. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To lay.

Derived terms

• lig down
• lig on
• lig out

Related terms

• ligger

Anagrams

• Gil, IGL@, Ilg, LGI, gli-

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??/

Etymology 1

From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

Adjective

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

1. (of weight) light; not heavy

2. (figuratively) slight; mild

Etymology 2

From Dutch lichten, derived from etymology 1.

Verb

lig (present lig, present participle ligtende, past participle gelig)

1. (transitive) to lift, to raise
2. (transitive) to weigh (the anchor)

Etymology 3

From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *leuht? (noun) and *leuhtaz (adjective).

Noun

lig (plural ligte)

1. light

Adjective

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

1. (of color or complexion) light; pale; not dark

Etymology 4

From Dutch lichten, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijan?, derived from etymology 3.

Verb

lig (present lig, present participle ligtende, past participle gelig)

1. to shine; to be or become light

See also

• liggende

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *liga, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ligos (“indigent, needy, ill”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ?????? (olígos, “small, little”), Lithuanian ligà (“illness”), Old Irish líach (“wretched”).

Adjective

i lig m (feminine e ligë, masculine plural të lig, feminine plural të liga)

1. evil, wicked
2. bad, nasty
3. ill, sick
4. weak, cowardly
5. (dialectal) pregnant, with child

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?k]

Noun

lig f

1. genitive plural of liga

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *gal?kaz, cognate with English alike, like, German gleich, Dutch gelijk. A compound of *ga- (“co-”) +? *-l?kaz (“-like”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?li?]

Adjective

lig (neuter ligt or lig, plural and definite singular attributive lig)

1. equal to
2. like, similar to

References

• “lig,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lík (“body”), from Proto-Germanic *l?k?, cognate with English lich, German Leiche, Dutch lijk..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?li?]

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

1. body, corpse
2. crock (an old or broken-down vehicle)

Inflection

Synonyms

• kadaver

References

• “lig,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lík (“leech”), borrowed from Middle Low German l?k, from Proto-Germanic *l?k? (“bolt-rope”), cognate with Dutch lijk and English leech. The noun belongs to the Proto-Indo-European root *ley?- (“to bind”), compare Latin lig? (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?li?]

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

1. (nautical) leech

Inflection

References

• “Lig,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?le??], Template:proscribed IPA^(key): [?l???]

Verb

lig

1. imperative of ligge

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?x
• IPA^(key): /l?x/

Verb

lig

1. first-person singular present indicative of liggen
2. imperative of liggen

Anagrams

• gil

Irish

Alternative forms

• leig (superseded)
• léig (archaic)
• leog (Munster)

Etymology

From earlier léig, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *link??ti, from Proto-Indo-European *linék?ti, nasal-infix present of *leyk?- (“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit ??????? (ri?ákti), Latin linqu?, Ancient Greek ????? (leíp?), Gothic ???????????????????????? (lei?an), Lithuanian lìkti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l????/

Verb

lig (present analytic ligeann, future analytic ligfidh, verbal noun ligean, past participle ligthe)

1. to let, allow

Conjugation

Synonyms

• ceadaigh
• lamháil
• leomh

Derived terms

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “léicid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “leigim” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 431.
• "lig" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “lig” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lig” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Maguindanao

Noun

lig

1. (anatomy) neck

Maranao

Noun

lig

1. (anatomy) neck

Old English

Alternative forms

• l?e?

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugi, from Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Cognate with Old High German loug, Old Norse l?ygr, log, loga (“flame, low”). More at low.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li?j/

Noun

l?? m (nominative plural l?gas)

1. fire; flame

Descendants

• Middle English: lye, lei, ly?

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?ik/
• Homophone: lik

Noun

lig f

1. genitive plural of liga

Turkish

Etymology

From French ligue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li?/

Noun

lig (definite accusative ligi, plural ligler)

1. league (organization of sports teams)

Declension

Volapük

Noun

lig

1. liquor

Yogad

Noun

lig

1. (anatomy) neck