libi

See also: libí, lìbì, líbí, and Li-bi

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈli.βi]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈli.bi]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

Adjective

libi (feminine líbia, masculine plural libis, feminine plural líbies)

  1. Libyan
    Synonym: líbic

Noun

libi m (plural libis, feminine líbia, feminine plural líbies)

  1. Libyan

Further reading

Latin

Noun

lībī

  1. genitive singular of lībum

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlibi/

Etymology 1

From English leave.[1] Cognate of Krio lɛf.

Verb

libi

  1. to leave, to abandon

Etymology 2

From English live.[2] Cognate of Jamaican Creole liv, Krio lib, Maroon Spirit Language libis.

Verb

libi

  1. to live

Noun

libi

  1. life
Descendants
  • Aukan: líbi
  • Saramaccan: líbi

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 307
  2. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[2], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 307
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