libet

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *luβēt, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. Cognate with English love, German lieben, Liebe.

The unrounding of [u] to [i] is a regular sound change between /l/ and a labial consonant; see also līber (“free”), liber (“book”), and clipeus.

Pronunciation

Verb

libet (present infinitive libēre, perfect active libuit); second conjugation, impersonal

  1. (with dative) it is pleasing; it is agreeable.
    • 254-184 BCE, Plautus, Asinaria
      Dīc quod libet. — "Say what you will." (literally: "Say what is pleasing.")
Usage notes

Designates pleasure in something desired, while placeō in something recognised as right.

Inflection
   Conjugation of libet (second conjugation, mostly impersonal, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — libet — — —
imperfect — — libēbat — — —
future — — libēbit — — —
perfect — — libuit, libitum est — — —
pluperfect — — libuerat, libitum erat — — —
future perfect — — libuerit, libitum erit — — —
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — — libeat — — —
imperfect — — libēret — — —
perfect — — libuerit, libitum sit — — —
pluperfect — — libuisset, libitum esset — — libuissent
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives libēre libuisse, libitum esse — — — —
participles libēns libitum — — — —
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of lībō (“taste, sip”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.bet/, [ˈliː.bɛt]

Verb

lībet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of lībō

References
  • libet in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • libet in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • libet in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Norman

Etymology

Noun

libet m (plural libets)

  1. (Jersey, fishing) hoop net
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