Feminine
Libido
Meaning
libido (sexual urges or drives)
Synonyms
sexuelle Erlebnisfähigkeit
sexuelle Begierde
sexuelles Verlangen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈliːbi.do/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin libīdō. The usual stress on the first syllable probably from a generalisation of the tendency that penultimate Latin -i- is short; perhaps also reinforced by association with Liebe (“love”), though this is speculative.
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