libitum

Latin

Etymology

Perfect active participle of libet (“it is pleasing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈlʲɪbɪt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈliːbit̪um]

Participle

libitum (indeclinable)

1. pleased, having been one's pleasure.
2. (substantive) one's pleasure.

Declension

• Singular and neuter only, except as substantive libita (“one's pleasure”).

Related terms

• libēns
• libenter
• libet
• libita

Descendants

• →⇒ English: ad libitum
• → Italian: libito