libita

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Substantive from libitum, perfect active participle of libet (it is pleasing).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

libita n pl (genitive libitōrum); second declension

  1. pleasure, liking

Usage notes[edit]

Classically, used only by Tacitus.

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative libita
Genitive libitōrum
Dative libitīs
Accusative libita
Ablative libitīs
Vocative libita

References[edit]

  • libita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • libita”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers