Libya
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Via Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). English since the 16th century.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya
- A country in North Africa.
- (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Korean: 리비아 (ribia)
TranslationsEdit
country in Northern Africa
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See alsoEdit
- Tripoli
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Libya | — | ||
| genitive | Libyan | — | ||
| partitive | Libyaa | — | ||
| illative | Libyaan | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Libya | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Libya | — | |
| gen. | Libyan | |||
| genitive | Libyan | — | ||
| partitive | Libyaa | — | ||
| inessive | Libyassa | — | ||
| elative | Libyasta | — | ||
| illative | Libyaan | — | ||
| adessive | Libyalla | — | ||
| ablative | Libyalta | — | ||
| allative | Libyalle | — | ||
| essive | Libyana | — | ||
| translative | Libyaksi | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| abessive | Libyatta | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived termsEdit
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Spelled Libua by Plautus, Libya in Pliny, Virgil and Cicero. Juvenal has Libyē.
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya f sg (genitive Libyae); first declension
- Africa, i.e. the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.
- (New Latin) Libya (modern country in North Africa)
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Libya |
| Genitive | Libyae |
| Dative | Libyae |
| Accusative | Libyam |
| Ablative | Libyā |
| Vocative | Libya |
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “Libya”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Libya in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya
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SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Libya
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Libya and/or Spanish Libia (“Libya”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
TurkishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Libya
- Libya (a country in North Africa)
DeclensionEdit
declension of Libya
possessive of Libya
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Libya'm | Libyalarım / Libya'larım |
| senin (your) | Libya'n | Libyaların / Libya'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Libya'sı | Libyaları / Libya'ları |
| bizim (our) | Libya'mız | Libyalarımız / Libya'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Libya'nız | Libyalarınız / Libya'larınız |
| onların (their) | Libya'sı / Libyaları / Libya'ları | Libyaları / Libya'ları |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve (Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]