lieblich
German
editEtymology
editBy surface analysis, lieb + -lich. Diachronically, from Middle High German lieplich, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz. Cognate with Dutch lieflijk, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (liubaleiks).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlieblich (strong nominative masculine singular lieblicher, comparative lieblicher, superlative am lieblichsten)
- (wine) sweet
- Synonym: (less common) süß
- Antonyms: trocken, halbtrocken
- (dated, humorous or poetic) charming; adorable; lovely (of a person, usually female and/or a child)
- Synonyms: bezaubernd, charmant, lieb, süß
- 1848, Johannes Scherr, Bildersaal der Weltliteratur, Stuttgart, p. 21 (substantival use):
- O Liebliche, Nichts darf zurückgehalten werden; […]
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- O Liebliche, gegenseitig ist diese Zuneigung; […]
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- (dated, humorous or poetic) lovely; wonderful
- 1813, Ludwig Achim von Arnim, Ludwig Achim von Arnim's Schaubühne. Erster Band. Jann's erster Dienst, Posse, Berlin, page 200:
- O Glück und Wonne in lichter Sonne, / O liebliche Luft voll Blumenduft! / […] O freundliche Qellen, ihr wollt uns gesellen, / O lieblicher Wind, du führtest mein Kind.
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- 1841, O. L. B. Wolff, Poetischer Hausschatz des deutschen Volkes. Vollständigste Sammlung deutscher Gedichte. Ein Buch für Schule und Haus, 3rd edition, Leipzig, p. 59:
- O liebliche Wangen, / Ihr macht mir Verlangen, / […]
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- 1861, Joseph Schuster, editor, Der goldene Opferaltar des neuen Bundes. Ein vollständiges Gebet- und Erbauungsbuch für katholische Christen, Würzburg, page 228:
- O ihr lieblichen Hände meines Erlösers, ihr allgewaltigen Hände, die […]
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Declension
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Further reading
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- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewbʰ- (love)
- German terms suffixed with -lich
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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