libens

Latin

Alternative forms

lubēns

Etymology

Participle of libet (“it is pleasing”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bens/, [ˈlʲɪbẽːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bens/, [ˈliːbens]

Adjective

libēns (genitive libentis, comparative libentior, superlative libentissimus, adverb libenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

ready, willing, eager
Synonyms: prōmptus, contentus, intentus, intēnsus, cupidus, studiōsus

Antonym: invītus
with pleasure, with good will
glad, cheerful, merry
Synonyms: alacer, laetus, hilaris, hilarus

Antonyms: trīstis, infelix, maestus, miser, aeger

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	libēns		libentēs	libentia
Genitive	libentis		libentium
Dative	libentī		libentibus
Accusative	libentem	libēns	libentēs	libentia
Ablative	libentī		libentibus
Vocative	libēns		libentēs	libentia

Related terms

References

“libens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“libens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
libens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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