See also: liebe

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German liebe (joy, affection, kindliness), from Old High German liob, lioba (fortune, health, pleasantness, joy), from Proto-West Germanic *leubu (love). Related with Old High German luba, English love (from Proto-Germanic *lubō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈliːbə/
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  • Rhymes: -iːbə
  • Hyphenation: Lie‧be

Noun

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Liebe f (genitive Liebe, plural Lieben)

  1. (uncountable) love (tender feeling of affection)
    • 1787, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
      Und konnte ich fürchten, daß diese unglückliche Liebe das kluge Klärchen so bald hinreißen würde? Ich muß es nun tragen, daß meine Tochter—
      And could I imagine, that this unhappy love would so soon carry away the prudent little Klara? I must endure it now, that my daughter—
  2. (countable) a feeling of love for someone or something particular
  3. (countable) a love relationship
  4. (uncountable, euphemistic) sex; sexual relations; sexual intercourse

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