Libido

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See also: libido and libidó

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin libīdō. The usual stress on the first syllable probably from a generalisation of the tendency that penultimate Latin -i- is short; perhaps also reinforced by association with Liebe (love), though this is speculative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːbi.do/
  • IPA(key): /liˈbiːdo/ (classicistic, but quite uncommon in practice)
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Noun

Libido f (genitive Libido, no plural)

  1. libido (sexual urges or drives)

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