Libya

English

Libya

Etymology

Via Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). English since the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lĭbʹē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈlɪbi.ə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Lib‧ya
  • Rhymes: -ɪbiə

Proper noun

Libya

  1. A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
  2. (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Korean: 리비아 (Ribia)

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Libya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlibyɑ/, [ˈlibyɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ibyɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Li‧by‧a

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Libya —
genitive Libyan —
partitive Libyaa —
illative Libyaan —
singular plural
nominative Libya —
accusative nom. Libya —
gen. Libyan
genitive Libyan —
partitive Libyaa —
inessive Libyassa —
elative Libyasta —
illative Libyaan —
adessive Libyalla —
ablative Libyalta —
allative Libyalle —
essive Libyana —
translative Libyaksi —
abessive Libyatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyani —
accusative nom. Libyani —
gen. Libyani
genitive Libyani —
partitive Libyaani —
inessive Libyassani —
elative Libyastani —
illative Libyaani —
adessive Libyallani —
ablative Libyaltani —
allative Libyalleni —
essive Libyanani —
translative Libyakseni —
abessive Libyattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyasi —
accusative nom. Libyasi —
gen. Libyasi
genitive Libyasi —
partitive Libyaasi —
inessive Libyassasi —
elative Libyastasi —
illative Libyaasi —
adessive Libyallasi —
ablative Libyaltasi —
allative Libyallesi —
essive Libyanasi —
translative Libyaksesi —
abessive Libyattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyamme —
accusative nom. Libyamme —
gen. Libyamme
genitive Libyamme —
partitive Libyaamme —
inessive Libyassamme —
elative Libyastamme —
illative Libyaamme —
adessive Libyallamme —
ablative Libyaltamme —
allative Libyallemme —
essive Libyanamme —
translative Libyaksemme —
abessive Libyattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyanne —
accusative nom. Libyanne —
gen. Libyanne
genitive Libyanne —
partitive Libyaanne —
inessive Libyassanne —
elative Libyastanne —
illative Libyaanne —
adessive Libyallanne —
ablative Libyaltanne —
allative Libyallenne —
essive Libyananne —
translative Libyaksenne —
abessive Libyattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyansa —
accusative nom. Libyansa —
gen. Libyansa
genitive Libyansa —
partitive Libyaansa —
inessive Libyassaan
Libyassansa
—
elative Libyastaan
Libyastansa
—
illative Libyaansa —
adessive Libyallaan
Libyallansa
—
ablative Libyaltaan
Libyaltansa
—
allative Libyalleen
Libyallensa
—
essive Libyanaan
Libyanansa
—
translative Libyakseen
Libyaksensa
—
abessive Libyattaan
Libyattansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

Latin

Alternative forms

Spelled Libua by Plautus, Libya in Pliny, Virgil and Cicero. Juvenal has Libyē.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Libya f sg (genitive Libyae); first declension

  1. Africa, i.e. the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity
  2. (New Latin) Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Libya
Genitive Libyae
Dative Libyae
Accusative Libyam
Ablative Libyā
Vocative Libya

Descendants

References

  • “Libya”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Libya in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Derived terms

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Libya and/or Spanish Libia (“Libya”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlibja/, [ˈlib.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Lib‧ya

Proper noun

Libya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

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