See also: Libido and libidó

English edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (lust, desire). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun edit

libido (countable and uncountable, plural libidos)

  1. (common usage) Sexual urges or drives.
    Synonym: (vulgar) horniness
    Antonym: boredom
    Good grief man, control your libido!
  2. (psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
    Antonyms: destrudo, mortido
    Hypernym: drive
    For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.
    The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.
  3. (astronomy, archaic or misused, an occasional carry-over from astrology to astronomy) Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

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Descendants edit

  • Mandarin: 力比多 (lìbǐduō)
  • Irish: libídeo
  • Japanese: リビドー (ribidō)
  • Korean: 리비도 (ribido)

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

libido f (plural libidos)

  1. libido

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Czech edit

 
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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪbɪdo]
  • Hyphenation: li‧bi‧do

Noun edit

libido n

  1. libido

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • libido in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • libido in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlibido/, [ˈlibido̞]
  • Rhymes: -ibido
  • Syllabification(key): li‧bi‧do

Noun edit

libido

  1. libido

Declension edit

Inflection of libido (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative libido libidot
genitive libidon libidojen
partitive libidoa libidoja
illative libidoon libidoihin
singular plural
nominative libido libidot
accusative nom. libido libidot
gen. libidon
genitive libidon libidojen
partitive libidoa libidoja
inessive libidossa libidoissa
elative libidosta libidoista
illative libidoon libidoihin
adessive libidolla libidoilla
ablative libidolta libidoilta
allative libidolle libidoille
essive libidona libidoina
translative libidoksi libidoiksi
abessive libidotta libidoitta
instructive libidoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of libido (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative libidoni libidoni
accusative nom. libidoni libidoni
gen. libidoni
genitive libidoni libidojeni
partitive libidoani libidojani
inessive libidossani libidoissani
elative libidostani libidoistani
illative libidooni libidoihini
adessive libidollani libidoillani
ablative libidoltani libidoiltani
allative libidolleni libidoilleni
essive libidonani libidoinani
translative libidokseni libidoikseni
abessive libidottani libidoittani
instructive
comitative libidoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative libidosi libidosi
accusative nom. libidosi libidosi
gen. libidosi
genitive libidosi libidojesi
partitive libidoasi libidojasi
inessive libidossasi libidoissasi
elative libidostasi libidoistasi
illative libidoosi libidoihisi
adessive libidollasi libidoillasi
ablative libidoltasi libidoiltasi
allative libidollesi libidoillesi
essive libidonasi libidoinasi
translative libidoksesi libidoiksesi
abessive libidottasi libidoittasi
instructive
comitative libidoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative libidomme libidomme
accusative nom. libidomme libidomme
gen. libidomme
genitive libidomme libidojemme
partitive libidoamme libidojamme
inessive libidossamme libidoissamme
elative libidostamme libidoistamme
illative libidoomme libidoihimme
adessive libidollamme libidoillamme
ablative libidoltamme libidoiltamme
allative libidollemme libidoillemme
essive libidonamme libidoinamme
translative libidoksemme libidoiksemme
abessive libidottamme libidoittamme
instructive
comitative libidoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative libidonne libidonne
accusative nom. libidonne libidonne
gen. libidonne
genitive libidonne libidojenne
partitive libidoanne libidojanne
inessive libidossanne libidoissanne
elative libidostanne libidoistanne
illative libidoonne libidoihinne
adessive libidollanne libidoillanne
ablative libidoltanne libidoiltanne
allative libidollenne libidoillenne
essive libidonanne libidoinanne
translative libidoksenne libidoiksenne
abessive libidottanne libidoittanne
instructive
comitative libidoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative libidonsa libidonsa
accusative nom. libidonsa libidonsa
gen. libidonsa
genitive libidonsa libidojensa
partitive libidoaan
libidoansa
libidojaan
libidojansa
inessive libidossaan
libidossansa
libidoissaan
libidoissansa
elative libidostaan
libidostansa
libidoistaan
libidoistansa
illative libidoonsa libidoihinsa
adessive libidollaan
libidollansa
libidoillaan
libidoillansa
ablative libidoltaan
libidoltansa
libidoiltaan
libidoiltansa
allative libidolleen
libidollensa
libidoilleen
libidoillensa
essive libidonaan
libidonansa
libidoinaan
libidoinansa
translative libidokseen
libidoksensa
libidoikseen
libidoiksensa
abessive libidottaan
libidottansa
libidoittaan
libidoittansa
instructive
comitative libidoineen
libidoinensa

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō.

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Noun edit

libido f (usually uncountable, plural libidos)

  1. sex drive, libido

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libido f (invariable)

  1. (psychoanalysis) libido

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Italic *luβēō (to desire), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (love, care, desire).

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Noun edit

libīdō f (genitive libīdinis); third declension

  1. desire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness
    Synonyms: cupīdō, studium, appetītiō, dēsīderium, appetītus, amor, impetus, ardor, inclīnātiō, prōpēnsiō, avāritia
    • 55 BCE, Cicero, De Oratore 3.1:
      Haec tibi est incīdenda lingua, quā vel ēvulsā spīritū ipsō libīdinem tuam lībertās mea refūtābit.
      (For that) you must sever this tongue of mine, and even if it is torn out, the freedom in my very breath will confound your wantonness.
  2. lust, sensuality
    Synonyms: amor, cupīdō
    Libīdō vincit omnia.
    Lust conquers everything.
    • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 7:
      In prīmīs autem et illōs numerō quī nūllī reī nisi vīnō ac libīdinī vacant; nūllī enim turpius occupātī sunt.
      But among the worst I count also those who have time for nothing but wine and lust; for none have more shameful engrossments.
    • c. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum 3 44:
      Maiōre adhūc ac turpiōre īnfāmiā flagrāvit, vix ut referrī audīrīve, nēdum crēdī fās sit, quasi puerōs prīmae teneritūdinis, quōs pisciculōs vocābat, īnstitueret, ut natantī sibi inter femina versārentur ac lūderent linguā morsūque sēnsim adpetentēs; atque etiam quasi īnfantēs firmiōrēs, necdum tamen lacte dēpulsōs, inguinī ceu papillae admovēret, prōnior sānē ad id genus libīdinis et nātūrā et aetāte.
      He was excited with a greater and more shameful infamy, that hardly can be told or heard, by no means be believed to be allowed by the gods, like how he trained little boys of the tenderest age, which he called 'little fish', to go around between his thighs and rouse his senses with the tongue and by biting, while he was swimming; or even how he put stronger babies, not weaned yet, to his genitals as if to nipples, certainly more inclined to this kind of lechery by nature as well as by age.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative libīdō libīdinēs
Genitive libīdinis libīdinum
Dative libīdinī libīdinibus
Accusative libīdinem libīdinēs
Ablative libīdine libīdinibus
Vocative libīdō libīdinēs

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References edit

  • libido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • libido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • libido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • anger is defined as a passionate desire for revenge: iracundiam sic (ita) definiunt, ut ulciscendi libidinem esse dicant or ut u. libido sit or iracundiam sic definiunt, ulc. libidinem
    • to be carried away by one's passions: libidine ferri
    • to abandon oneself (entirely) to debauchery: se (totum) libidinibus dedere
    • to bridle one's desires: refrenare cupiditates, libidines
    • to arouse some one's lust: libidinem alicuius excitare
    • the passions win the day: libido dominatur (Or. 65. 219)
    • the storm of passion has abated: libido consēdit

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Etymology edit

From Latin libīdō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /liˈbi.dɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -idɔ
  • Syllabification: li‧bi‧do

Noun edit

libido n (indeclinable)

  1. (common usage) libido (sexual urges or drives)
    Synonyms: popęd seksualny, pożądanie seksualne, chuć
  2. (psychoanalysis) libido (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves)

Further reading edit

  • libido in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • libido in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: li‧bi‧do

Noun edit

libido f (plural libidos)

  1. (psychology) libido (sexual urges or drives)
  2. (psychology) libido (drives based on sexual instincts)

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin libido or French libido.

Noun edit

libido n (uncountable)

  1. sex drive, libido

Declension edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin libīdō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lǐbido/
  • Hyphenation: li‧bi‧do

Noun edit

lìbido m (Cyrillic spelling лѝбидо)

  1. libido

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Slovak edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō.

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Noun edit

libido n (genitive singular libida, nominative plural libidá, genitive plural libíd, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. libido

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Further reading edit

  • libido”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Latin libīdō.

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Noun edit

lȋbido m inan

  1. libido

Inflection edit

 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. líbido
gen. sing. líbida
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
líbido líbida líbidi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
líbida líbidov líbidov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
líbidu líbidoma líbidom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
líbido líbida líbide
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
líbidu líbidih líbidih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
líbidom líbidoma líbidi

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin libīdō.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /liˈbido/ [liˈβ̞i.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: li‧bi‧do

Usage notes edit

  • There is a certain tendency to pronounce libido as /ˈli.bi.do/ due to the influence of lívido, but this pronunciation is incorrect according to the Spanish orthography and thus not recommended.[2]

Noun edit

libido f (plural libidos)

  1. libido, sex drive

References edit

  1. ^ libido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. ^ libido” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English libido.

Noun edit

libido (n class, plural libido)

  1. libido
    Synonyms: ashiki, nyege

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libido c

  1. libido (sexual urges or drives)
    Synonym: könsdrift
  2. (psychology) libido

Declension edit

Declension of libido 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative libido libidon
Genitive libidos libidons

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