liga

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪɡa]

liga f

1. league (organization of sports teams)

• liga in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• liga in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 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. hand

From Medieval Latin liga.[1]

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

liga (plural ligák)

1. league

• 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

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈliɡa]
• 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• gali
• gila
• lagi

From Proto-Finnic *lika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīkaz. Related to Finnish lika.

liga

1. mud

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡaː/, [ˈlʲɪɡäː]
• (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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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liga f (4th declension)

1. disease

• slimība f

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• IPA^(key): /lʲɪˈɡɐ/

ligà f (plural ligos) 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/

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• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: li‧ga

liga f

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /lìːɡa/

líga f

1. league (organization of sports teams)

• IPA^(key): /ˈliɡa/ [ˈli.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: li‧ga

From ligar.

liga f (plural ligas)

1. (politics, general) league
2. band; suspender (UK), garter (US)
3. (metallurgy) alloy, mixture
4. mistletoe

   Synonym: muérdago

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

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

6. elastic band

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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.

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

liga

1. league; alliance; union

   Synonyms: unyon, kaisahan

2. association

   Synonyms: samahan, kapisanan, asosasyon

3. seasonal athletics competition

   Synonym: paligsahan