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libito

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See also: libîto

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin libitum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈli.bi.to/
  • Rhymes: -ibito
  • Hyphenation: lì‧bi‧to

Noun

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libito m (plural libiti)

  1. that which pleases
  2. pleasure, desire, lust, volition
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto V, page 75, lines 55–57:
      A vizio di lussuria fu sì rotta, ¶ che libito fé licito in sua legge, ¶ per tòrre il biasmo in che era condotta.
      To sensual vices she [Semiramis] was so abandoned, ¶ that lust she made licit in her law, ¶ to remove the blame to which she had been led.
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Further reading

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  • libito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Swazi

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Etymology

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From li- +‎ -bita +‎ -o.

Noun

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líbîto class 5 (plural émábîto class 6)

  1. name

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.