libito

See also: libîto

Italian

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin libitum.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    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.

    Further reading

    • “libito”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

    Swazi

    Etymology

    From li- +‎ -bita +‎ -o.

    Noun

    líbîto class 5 (plural émábîto class 6)

    1. name

    Inflection

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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