ligging
English
Verb
ligging
- present participle and gerund of lig
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ligginge. Equivalent to liggen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.ɣɪŋ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: lig‧ging
Noun
ligging f (plural liggingen)
- geographical position, stressing in particular the relation to the surroundings or the orientation of an object; location, lie, situation
- the position of an unborn mammal in the womb
- (now uncommon) the act or state of lying, reclination
Derived terms
- achterhoofdligging
- buikligging
- dwarsligging
- kruinligging
- liggingsafwijking
- rugligging
- stuitligging
- zijligging
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ligging