Libya
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Libya
English
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Etymology
Via Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). English since the 16th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Libya
- A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
- (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Korean: 리비아 (ribia)
Translations
country in Northern Africa
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See also
- Tripoli
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Libya
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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. | |||
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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
- Africa, i.e. the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity
- (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 |
Related terms
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
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Libya
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
Related terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Libya
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
Tagalog
Etymology
From English Libya and/or Spanish Libia (“Libya”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Libya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜌ)
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Libya
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
Declension
declension of Libya
possessive of Libya
| singular | plural | |
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| benim (my) | Libya'm | Libyalarım / Libya'larım |
| senin (your) | Libya'n | Libyaların / Libya'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Libya'sı | Libyaları / Libya'ları |
| bizim (our) | Libya'mız | Libyalarımız / Libya'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Libya'nız | Libyalarınız / Libya'larınız |
| onların (their) | Libya'sı / Libyaları / Libya'ları | Libyaları / Libya'ları |
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve (Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]