libar

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Malay lebar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /libar/
• Hyphenation: li‧bar

Adjective

libar

1. wide

Cimbrian

Noun

libar m

1. book

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin liber, liberum.

Adjective

libar

1. free (not restricted)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Italian libro, from Latin liber

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîːbar/

Noun

lȋbar m inan (Cyrillic spelling ли̑бар)

1. (archaic) book
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Libar
     Marka Marula Splićanina
     u kom se uzdarži istorija svete udovice Judit
     u versih harvacki složena

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1914, Tin Ujević, Oproštaj:

     — chi ua uersih libar mnos haruacchi schoua
     Marulichia Marca, splitschog sachigniafca.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1960, Jozo Laušić, Kostolomi:

     A znaš, Zele, on je onde pedalj mista od groblja, a opet čovik od božji‘ libara pa da ne će znat!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lībāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈbaɾ/ [liˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: li‧bar

Verb

libar (first-person singular present libo, first-person singular preterite libé, past participle libado)

1. to swig or sip a beverage (usually implies an alcoholic beverage)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of libar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			libar
gerund			libando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		libado		libada
		plural		libados		libadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	libo	libastú libásvos	liba	libamos	libáis	liban
	imperfect	libaba	libabas	libaba	libábamos	libabais	libaban
	preterite	libé	libaste	libó	libamos	libasteis	libaron
	future	libaré	libarás	libará	libaremos	libaréis	libarán
	conditional	libaría	libarías	libaría	libaríamos	libaríais	libarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	libe	libestú libésvos2	libe	libemos	libéis	liben
	imperfect (ra)	libara	libaras	libara	libáramos	libarais	libaran
	imperfect (se)	libase	libases	libase	libásemos	libaseis	libasen
	future1	libare	libares	libare	libáremos	libareis	libaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		libatú libávos	libe	libemos	libad	liben
	negative		no libes	no libe	no libemos	no libéis	no liben

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of libar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive libar	dative	libarme	libarte	libarle, libarse	libarnos	libaros	libarles, libarse
	accusative	libarme	libarte	libarlo, libarla, libarse	libarnos	libaros	libarlos, libarlas, libarse
with gerund libando	dative	libándome	libándote	libándole, libándose	libándonos	libándoos	libándoles, libándose
	accusative	libándome	libándote	libándolo, libándola, libándose	libándonos	libándoos	libándolos, libándolas, libándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative liba	dative	líbame	líbate	líbale	líbanos	not used	líbales
	accusative	líbame	líbate	líbalo, líbala	líbanos	not used	líbalos, líbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative libá	dative	libame	libate	libale	libanos	not used	libales
	accusative	libame	libate	libalo, libala	libanos	not used	libalos, libalas
with formal second-person singular imperative libe	dative	líbeme	not used	líbele, líbese	líbenos	not used	líbeles
	accusative	líbeme	not used	líbelo, líbela, líbese	líbenos	not used	líbelos, líbelas
with first-person plural imperative libemos	dative	not used	libémoste	libémosle	libémonos	libémoos	libémosles
	accusative	not used	libémoste	libémoslo, libémosla	libémonos	libémoos	libémoslos, libémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative libad	dative	libadme	not used	libadle	libadnos	libaos	libadles
	accusative	libadme	not used	libadlo, libadla	libadnos	libaos	libadlos, libadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative liben	dative	líbenme	not used	líbenle	líbennos	not used	líbenles, líbense
	accusative	líbenme	not used	líbenlo, líbenla	líbennos	not used	líbenlos, líbenlas, líbense

Further reading

• “libar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024