ליב

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Yiddish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɫɪb/

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					ליב lib
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
case	masculine	indefinite	definite	post./nom.	feminine	plural
nominative	ליבער liber	ליב lib	ליבע libe	ליבס libs	ליבע libe	ליבע libe
accusative	ליבן libn		ליבע libe	ליבס libs	ליבע libe
dative	ליבן libn		ליבן libn		ליבער liber

Related terms

ליב האָבן (lib hobn)
ליבלעך (liblekh)
ליבע (libe)
ליבערשט (libersht)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ליב • (lib)

inflection of ליבן (libn):
1. first-person singular
2. imperative singular

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