Liebe

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Meaning

  1. (feminine,uncountable) love (tender feeling of affection)
  2. (countable,feminine) a feeling of love for someone or something particular
  3. (countable,feminine) a love relationship
  4. (euphemistic,feminine,uncountable) sex; sexual relations; sexual intercourse

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
Lie‧be
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈliːbə/
Etymology

From Middle High German liebe (“joy, affection, kindliness”), from Old High German liob, lioba (“fortune, health, pleasantness, joy”), from Proto-West Germanic *leubu (“love”). Related with Old High German luba, English love (from Proto-Germanic *lubō).

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