liba

See also: libá, líba, Líba, Liba, líbá, and łibá

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Noun

liba

1. liver
2. dweller

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English liver.

Noun

liba

1. liver

Bangi

Verb

liba

1. to shut, close the eyes

Gothic

Romanization

liba

1. romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰

Hungarian

Etymology

From lib (a sound uttered by a human when calling the goose to feed) +‎ -a (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlibɒ]
• Hyphenation: li‧ba
• Rhymes: -bɒ

Noun

liba (plural libák)

1. goose

   Synonym: lúd

   Hyponym: (gander) gúnár

2. (figuratively, colloquial, sarcastic) goose (a foolish / silly / ignorant girl)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	liba	libák
accusative	libát	libákat
dative	libának	libáknak
instrumental	libával	libákkal
causal-final	libáért	libákért
translative	libává	libákká
terminative	libáig	libákig
essive-formal	libaként	libákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	libában	libákban
superessive	libán	libákon
adessive	libánál	libáknál
illative	libába	libákba
sublative	libára	libákra
allative	libához	libákhoz
elative	libából	libákból
delative	libáról	libákról
ablative	libától	libáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	libáé	libáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	libáéi	libákéi

Possessive forms of liba

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	libám	libáim
2nd person sing.	libád	libáid
3rd person sing.	libája	libái
1st person plural	libánk	libáink
2nd person plural	libátok	libáitok
3rd person plural	libájuk	libáik

Derived terms

Compound words

• libapásztor
• libaúsztató

Further reading

• liba in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Latin

Verb

lībā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lībō

Noun

lība

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lībum

References

• "liba", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “liba”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lingala

Verb

-liba (infinitive koliba)

1. to wink

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic لِبَأ (libaʔ, “beestings”). The vulgar sense after the thick consistency of such milk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɪba

Noun

liba f (plural libat)

1. (possibly archaic) beestings, colostrum (first milk after giving birth)
2. (vulgar) semen, sperm, cum

   Synonym: sperma

   Ħarġet ħafna liba minn żobbu wara li ħxieni.

   A lot of cum came out of his dick after he fucked me.

3. (vulgar) arsehole, asshole, bastard, cunt, dick, dickhead, cruel, contemptible, brutal

   Synonyms: aħdar, żibel, ħmieġ, demel, kelb, bhima

   Kemm int liba, terġax teħodli l-lapes.

   You’re such a bastard, don’t take my pencil again.

Derived terms

• libaġni

Spanish

Verb

liba

1. inflection of libar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• riba

Etymology

From English river.

Noun

liba

1. river
   • 1960, Corly Verlooghen, “Atansofoto [So-be-it City]”, in Kans op onweer [Chance of thunderstorms]‎^[1], Paramaribo: Drukkerij Srenang, page 40:

     Oor joe srefie stefie / a tap na brotjie / abra memreliba / awas degedege / foe tra sei / e koor joe atie

     [Ori yusrefi steifi / a tapu na broki / abra memreliba / awansi degedege / fu tra sei / e kori yu ati]

     Hold yourself steady / on the bridge / across the river of remembrance / even if it's rickety / from the other side / it's deceiving your heart

   • 2011, Selectabeats, Kayente, “Djoegoe Djoegoe”:

     Ei Selecta, mi granmama ben leri mi altèit, "no kosi kaiman fosi abra liba, boi".

     Hey Selecta, my grandmother always taught me: "don't curse the caiman before crossing the river, boy"

Derived terms

• libakanti (“riverside”)
• libaspari (“fresh-water stingray”)

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English liver.

Noun

liba

1. liver