Libya

English

Etymology

Via Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). English since the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪbi.ə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪbiə

Proper noun

Libya

  1. A country in North Africa.
  2. (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Tripoli
  • Appendix:Countries of the world

Anagrams


Finnish

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya

Declension

Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Libya
genitive Libyan
partitive Libyaa
illative Libyaan
singular plural
nominative Libya
accusative nom. Libya
gen. Libyan
genitive Libyan
partitive Libyaa
inessive Libyassa
elative Libyasta
illative Libyaan
adessive Libyalla
ablative Libyalta
allative Libyalle
essive Libyana
translative Libyaksi
instructive
abessive Libyatta
comitative

Derived terms


Latin

Alternative forms

Spelled Libua by Plautus, Libya in Pliny and Cicero. Juvenal has Libyē.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈli.by.a/, [ˈlɪ.bʏ.a]

Proper noun

Libya f (genitive Libyae); first declension

  1. Africa, i.e. the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.
  2. (New Latin) Libya (modern country in North Africa)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Libya
Genitive Libyae
Dative Libyae
Accusative Libyam
Ablative Libyā
Vocative Libya

Descendants

References

  • Libya in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Libya in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya

Swahili

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya

Derived terms


Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Libia (Libya).

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya

Turkish

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya

Derived terms

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