lib
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Abbreviation for various words beginning in lib-.
Noun
lib (countable and uncountable, plural libs)
- liberal
- own the libs
- liberation
- women's lib
- library
- libertarian
Further reading
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English libbe, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English lybb (“medicine, drug, potion, poison, charm”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *lubją (“wort, herb, drug, poison”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, *lewb- (“to peel, break, damage”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”). Cognate with German Luppe, Lüppe (“salve, ointment, plant juice, medicine, magic”), Icelandic lyf (“medicine, drug”).
Noun
lib (plural libs)
Etymology 3
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English libben, related to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch lubben (“to castrate, emasculate”), Dutch libbe (“a steer”), lubbert (“a eunuch”). Further relation uncertain. Possibly related to Old English *lybbian (“to doctor”), from lybb (see above); or perhaps related to Old English lappa, læppa (“lappet, piece, section, lobe, portion, district”). More at lop.
Verb
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- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
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Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French libre (“free”).
Adjective
lib
Irish
Pronoun
lib
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lībą.
Noun
līb m or n
- life
- livelihood
- body
- monastic life
Declension 1
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | līb | lība |
accusative | līb | lība |
genitive | lībes | lībo |
dative | lībe | lībum |
instrumental | lību | — |
Declension 2
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | līb | līb |
accusative | līb | līb |
genitive | lībes | lībo |
dative | lībe | lībum |
instrumental | lību | — |
Descendants
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lib
Volapük
Noun
lib (nominative plural libs)
Declension
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- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪb
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- British English
- English dialectal terms
- Scottish English
- English transitive verbs
- Northern England English
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/ɪp
- Czech imperatives
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- Haitian Creole lemmas
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- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish prepositional pronouns
- Galway Irish
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- Old Irish prepositional pronouns
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- Volapük nouns