libita

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Latin

Etymology

Substantive from libitum, perfect active participle of libet (“it is pleasing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

libita n pl (genitive libitōrum); second declension

  1. pleasure, liking

Usage notes

Classically, used only by Tacitus.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative libita
genitive libitōrum
dative libitīs
accusative libita
ablative libitīs
vocative libita

References

  • “libita”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “libita”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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