| Liebe Apr 13th 2013, 22:59 | | | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | {{also|liebe}} | | {{also|liebe}} | | | ==German== | | ==German== | | − | | + | {{rfinfl|lang=de}} | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | | From {{etyl|gmh|de}} {{term|liebe||the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love|lang=gmh}}, from {{etyl|goh|de}} {{term|liob|lang=goh}}, {{term|lioba||fortune, health, pleasantness, joy|lang=goh}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|de}} {{recons|leubn-|lang=gem-pro}}, {{recons|leubō||love|lang=gem-pro}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|de}} {{recons|lubʰ-||to enjoy, to long for|lang=ine-pro}}, [[zero-grade]] of {{recons|lewbʰ-|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognates include Old High German {{term|luba|lang=goh}}, English {{term|love|lang=en}}, from Proto-Germanic {{recons|lubō|lang=gem-pro}}. | | From {{etyl|gmh|de}} {{term|liebe||the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love|lang=gmh}}, from {{etyl|goh|de}} {{term|liob|lang=goh}}, {{term|lioba||fortune, health, pleasantness, joy|lang=goh}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|de}} {{recons|leubn-|lang=gem-pro}}, {{recons|leubō||love|lang=gem-pro}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|de}} {{recons|lubʰ-||to enjoy, to long for|lang=ine-pro}}, [[zero-grade]] of {{recons|lewbʰ-|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognates include Old High German {{term|luba|lang=goh}}, English {{term|love|lang=en}}, from Proto-Germanic {{recons|lubō|lang=gem-pro}}. |
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Etymology From Middle High German liebe ("the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love"), from Old High German liob, lioba ("fortune, health, pleasantness, joy"), from Proto-Germanic *leubn-, *leubō ("love"), from Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ- ("to enjoy, to long for"), zero-grade of *lewbʰ-. Cognates include Old High German luba, English love, from Proto-Germanic *lubō. Pronunciation - IPA: /ˈliːbə/
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- Rhymes: -iːbə
- Homophone: lebe (in some German dialects)
- Hyphenation: Lie‧be
Noun Liebe f (genitive Liebe, plural Lieben) - (no plural) love (tender feeling of affection)
- 1787 CE: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
- Und konnte ich fürchten, daß diese unglückliche Liebe das kluge Klärchen so bald hinreißen würde? Ich muß es nun tragen, daß meine Tochter--
- And could I imagine, that this unhappy love would so soon carry away the prudent little Klara? I must endure it now, that my daughter--
- (no plural) lust (sexually or erotically motivated inclination)
- (no plural) sexual intercourse (bodily union as a result of lust)
- (informal): short for love affair
- love (term of endearment)
- (plural) loves, loved ones (members of one's family or close friends)
- 1784 CE: Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Kabale und Liebe
- Ihr steht bestürzt, guten Leute, erwartet angstvoll, wie sich das Räthsel entwickeln wird?--Kommt näher, meine Lieben!--Ihr dientet mir redlich und warm [...]
- You stand dismayed, good people, worry fearfully how the riddle will develop?--Come closer, my loves!--You served me fairly and warmly [...]
Usage notes In the Bavarian and Swabian dialects, this word becomes Liab; in Swiss German, Liäbi or Liebi; and in Low Saxon Lieve. Synonyms Antonyms Derived terms Related terms References  |  |
