libita

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bi.ta/, [ˈlʲɪbɪt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bi.ta/, [ˈliːbit̪ä]

Noun

libita n pl (genitive libitōrum); second declension

1. pleasure, liking

Usage notes

Classically, used only by Tacitus.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

	plural
nominative	libita
genitive	libitōrum
dative	libitīs
accusative	libita
ablative	libitīs
vocative	libita

References

• “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