libitum
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of libet (“it is pleasing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈlʲɪbɪt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈliːbit̪um]
Participle
libitum (indeclinable)
- pleased, having been one's pleasure.
- (substantive) one's pleasure.
Declension
- Singular and neuter only, except as substantive libita (“one's pleasure”).
Related terms
Descendants
- English: ad libitum