Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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ליב (lib) (comparative ליבער (liber), superlative ליבסט (libst))

  1. nice; kind
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ליב (lib)

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