"-libet" meaning in Latin

See -libet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [lɪ.bɛt] [Classical-Latin], [li.bet] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From libet (“be pleasing”). Head templates: {{head|la|suffix}} -libet
  1. Used to derive indefinite free choice adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--libet-la-suffix-0OsRGZkV Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "From libet (“be pleasing”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-libet",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "quī (“which”) → quīlibet (“whichever you want”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "unde (“whence”) → undelibet (“whencever you want”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to derive indefinite free choice adjectives, adverbs and pronouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--libet-la-suffix-0OsRGZkV",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪ.bɛt]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[li.bet]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-libet"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From libet (“be pleasing”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-libet",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "quī (“which”) → quīlibet (“whichever you want”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "unde (“whence”) → undelibet (“whencever you want”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to derive indefinite free choice adjectives, adverbs and pronouns."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪ.bɛt]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[li.bet]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-libet"
}

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