Ligatur

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligāre. Cognate with English ligature.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪɡaˈtuːɐ̯/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Li‧ga‧tur

Noun

Ligatur f (genitive Ligatur, plural Ligaturen)

  1. (music) ligature
  2. (music) tie
  3. (typography) ligature
  4. (medicine) ligature

Declension

Declension of Ligatur [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ligatur die Ligaturen
genitive einer der Ligatur der Ligaturen
dative einer der Ligatur den Ligaturen
accusative eine die Ligatur die Ligaturen

Synonyms

  • (typography): Buchstabenverschmelzung, Buchstabenverbund
  • (music, tie): Haltebogen

Hyponyms

  • &-Ligatur, ß-Ligatur

Further reading

  • “Ligatur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Ligatur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Ligatur” in Duden online
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