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Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.
Adjective
ליב • (lib) (comparative ליבער (liber), superlative ליבסט (libst))
- nice; kind
Declension
Declension of ליב
predicative
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ליב lib
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case
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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indefinite
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definite
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post./nom.
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nominative
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ליבער liber
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ליב lib
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ליבע libe
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ליבס libs
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ליבע libe
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ליבע libe
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accusative
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ליבן libn
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dative
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ליבן libn
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ליבער liber
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ליב • (lib)
- inflection of ליבן (libn):
- first-person singular
- imperative singular