Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1026.lībō on page 1026
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lībāre pour ritually
lībāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means pour ritually.
Definitions for lībāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to pour a libation of, on, pour ritually, sip, touch gently
English derivatives:
libation
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To pour a libation of. (b) to make an offering (of the first part) of. (c) (app) to pour a libation on (an altar).
- 2
To pour (liquids) in a more or less ritual fashion.
- 3
To consume a little of, sip, nibble (food or drink).
- 4
To touch lightly, graze, skim; oscula or ora ~are, to kiss.
- 5
To make a choice selection of.
Sentences with lībāre
Latin to English
Conjugation table for lībāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| lībō lībās lībat lībāmus lībātis lībant | lībābam lībābās lībābat lībābāmus lībābātis lībābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| lībāvī lībāvistī lībāvit lībāvimus lībāvistis lībāvērunt / lībāvēre | lībāveram lībāverās lībāverat lībāverāmus lībāverātis lībāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| lībābō lībābis lībābit lībābimus lībābitis lībābunt | lībāverō lībāveris lībāverit lībāverimus lībāveritis lībāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| lībem lībēs lībet lībēmus lībētis lībent | lībārem lībārēs lībāret lībārēmus lībārētis lībārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| lībāverim lībāveris lībāverit lībāverimus lībāveritis lībāverint | lībāvissem lībāvissēs lībāvisset lībāvissēmus lībāvissētis lībāvissent |
Infinitive present lībāre Infinitive perfect lībāvisse Infinitive future lībātūrum esse | Imperative present lībā lībāte Imperative future lībātō lībātō lībātōte lībantō |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 279.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1026.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "lībō, lībāre, lībāvī, lībātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified Never. Accessed August 26, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/libo-libare-libavi-libatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 279.lībō on page 279
