Libya

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English

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Libya
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Via Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). English since the 16th century.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: lĭbʹē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈlɪbi.ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lib‧ya
  • Rhymes: -ɪbiə

Proper noun

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Libya

  1. A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
  2. (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Korean: 리비아 (Ribia)

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

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From Latin Libya.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlibyɑ/, [ˈlibyɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ibyɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Li‧bya

Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

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Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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
abessive Libyatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyani
accusative nom. Libyani
gen. Libyani
genitive Libyani
partitive Libyaani
inessive Libyassani
elative Libyastani
illative Libyaani
adessive Libyallani
ablative Libyaltani
allative Libyalleni
essive Libyanani
translative Libyakseni
abessive Libyattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyasi
accusative nom. Libyasi
gen. Libyasi
genitive Libyasi
partitive Libyaasi
inessive Libyassasi
elative Libyastasi
illative Libyaasi
adessive Libyallasi
ablative Libyaltasi
allative Libyallesi
essive Libyanasi
translative Libyaksesi
abessive Libyattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyamme
accusative nom. Libyamme
gen. Libyamme
genitive Libyamme
partitive Libyaamme
inessive Libyassamme
elative Libyastamme
illative Libyaamme
adessive Libyallamme
ablative Libyaltamme
allative Libyallemme
essive Libyanamme
translative Libyaksemme
abessive Libyattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyanne
accusative nom. Libyanne
gen. Libyanne
genitive Libyanne
partitive Libyaanne
inessive Libyassanne
elative Libyastanne
illative Libyaanne
adessive Libyallanne
ablative Libyaltanne
allative Libyallenne
essive Libyananne
translative Libyaksenne
abessive Libyattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyansa
accusative nom. Libyansa
gen. Libyansa
genitive Libyansa
partitive Libyaansa
inessive Libyassaan
Libyassansa
elative Libyastaan
Libyastansa
illative Libyaansa
adessive Libyallaan
Libyallansa
ablative Libyaltaan
Libyaltansa
allative Libyalleen
Libyallensa
essive Libyanaan
Libyanansa
translative Libyakseen
Libyaksensa
abessive Libyattaan
Libyattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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compounds

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Spelled Libua by Plautus, Libya in Pliny, Virgil and Cicero. Juvenal has Libyē.

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Libya f sg (genitive Libyae); first declension

  1. Africa, i.e. the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity
  2. (New Latin) Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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 Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)
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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Libya and/or Spanish Libia (Libya).

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Proper noun

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Libya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Anagrams

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

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