libenter
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From libēns (“willing, cheerful”) + -ter.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /liˈben.ter/, [lʲɪˈbɛn̪t̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈben.ter/, [liˈbɛn̪t̪er]
Adverb
[edit]libenter (comparative libentius, superlative libentissimē)
- willingly, eagerly
- gladly, cheerfully
- with vigour, with enthusiasm
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “libenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “libenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- libenter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.