libero

From Italian libero (literally “free one”). So called because he has no direct opponent to mark and is therefore free to join in the offensive. The volleyball use is younger.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪbəɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪbəɹoʊ/, (nonstandard) /lɪˈbɛɹoʊ/

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libero (plural liberos)

1. (soccer) A central defender to whom no forward is assigned for marking, forming the last line of defence and often initiating the offensive play.

   Synonym: sweeper

   • 2024 January 8, Sachin Nakrani, “Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Nicknamed “Der Kaiser”, Beckenbauer was as elegant as he was dominant, and such was his assurance in possession that he came to master the modern sweeper role, or libero. More so, he is credited with creating it.

2. (volleyball) A designated back-row player intended to be used as a ball-control specialist.

• (volleyball): in volleyball rules and other official documents, Libero is always capitalised. In common usage it follows normal capitalisation rules and conventions.

• boiler, reboil

• Hyphenation: li‧be‧ro

libero

1. (volleyball) a libero
2. (soccer) a sweeper

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪbɛro]

libero n

1. (soccer) libero, sweeper
2. (volleyball) libero (designated back-row player specialized in defensive skills)

Borrowed from Italian libero.

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.beː.roː/, /ˈli.bə.roː/

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• Hyphenation: li‧be‧ro

libero m (plural libero's)

1. (volleyball) a libero
2. (soccer) a libero, a sweeper [from 1960s]

   Synonym: ausputzer

• boiler

From Italian libero.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlibero/, [ˈlibe̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ibero
• Hyphenation^(key): li‧be‧ro

libero

1. (soccer) sweeper, libero

• “libero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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libero m (plural liberos)

1. Alternative spelling of libéro

libero

1. first-person singular present indicative of liberar

Borrowed from Latin līberum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.be.ro/

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• Rhymes: -ibero
• Hyphenation: lì‧be‧ro

libero (feminine libera, masculine plural liberi, feminine plural libere, superlative liberissimo)

1. free (not imprisoned or enslaved)

   Un uomo libero. ― A free man.

2. clear, unobstructed (without blockages)

   Il passaggio era libero. ― The passage was clear.

3. free (without obligations)

   tempo libero ― Free time; leisure time

   Sono libero stasera. ― I am free this evening.

4. free (that does not have to be paid for)

   Ingresso libero. ― Free admission.

5. free (as in "free software")

   Software libero. ― Free software.

• → Ladino: libero

libero

1. first-person singular present indicative of liberare

libero m (plural liberi)

1. (soccer) libero, sweeper

• libero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

From Italian libero.

libero (Latin spelling)

1. free

From līber (“free”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.be.roː/, [ˈlʲiːbɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.be.ro/, [ˈliːbero]

līberō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of līber

līberō (present infinitive līberāre, perfect active līberāvī, supine līberātum); first conjugation

1. to free, set free, liberate

   Synonyms: eximō, absolvō, vindicō, exuō, exonerō, excipiō, prīvō

   Antonyms: refrēnō, coerceō, saepiō, officiō, obstō, comprimō, impediō, arceō, supprimō

   Camillus Romam ex obsidione Gallorum liberavit.

   Camillus liberated Rome from the siege of the Gauls.

2. to release, deliver

   Synonyms: persolvō, absolvō, exonerō, excipiō, eximō, servō, extrahō, prīvō

3. to absolve, acquit

   Synonyms: exonerō, absolvō, probō

   Antonyms: coarguō, comperiō

Conjugation of līberō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	līberō	līberās	līberat	līberāmus	līberātis	līberant
	imperfect	līberābam	līberābās	līberābat	līberābāmus	līberābātis	līberābant
	future	līberābō	līberābis	līberābit	līberābimus	līberābitis	līberābunt
	perfect	līberāvī	līberāvistī, līberāstī3	līberāvit, līberāt3	līberāvimus, līberāmus3	līberāvistis, līberāstis3	līberāvērunt, līberāvēre, līberārunt3
	pluperfect	līberāveram, līberāram3	līberāverās, līberārās3	līberāverat, līberārat3	līberāverāmus, līberārāmus3	līberāverātis, līberārātis3	līberāverant, līberārant3
	future perfect	līberāverō, līberārō3	līberāveris, līberāris3	līberāverit, līberārit3	līberāverimus, līberārimus3	līberāveritis, līberāritis3	līberāverint, līberārint3
	sigmatic future1	līberāssō	līberāssis	līberāssit	līberāssimus	līberāssitis	līberāssint
passive	present	līberor	līberāris, līberāre	līberātur	līberāmur	līberāminī	līberantur
	imperfect	līberābar	līberābāris, līberābāre	līberābātur	līberābāmur	līberābāminī	līberābantur
	future	līberābor	līberāberis, līberābere	līberābitur	līberābimur	līberābiminī	līberābuntur
	perfect	līberātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	līberātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	līberātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	līberem	līberēs	līberet	līberēmus	līberētis	līberent
	imperfect	līberārem	līberārēs	līberāret	līberārēmus	līberārētis	līberārent
	perfect	līberāverim, līberārim3	līberāverīs, līberārīs3	līberāverit, līberārit3	līberāverīmus, līberārīmus3	līberāverītis, līberārītis3	līberāverint, līberārint3
	pluperfect	līberāvissem, līberāssem3	līberāvissēs, līberāssēs3	līberāvisset, līberāsset3	līberāvissēmus, līberāssēmus3	līberāvissētis, līberāssētis3	līberāvissent, līberāssent3
	sigmatic aorist1	līberāssim	līberāssīs	līberāssīt	līberāssīmus	līberāssītis	līberāssint
passive	present	līberer	līberēris, līberēre	līberētur	līberēmur	līberēminī	līberentur
	imperfect	līberārer	līberārēris, līberārēre	līberārētur	līberārēmur	līberārēminī	līberārentur
	perfect	līberātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	līberātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	līberā	—	—	līberāte	—
	future	—	līberātō	līberātō	—	līberātōte	līberantō
passive	present	—	līberāre	—	—	līberāminī	—
	future	—	līberātor	līberātor	—	—	līberantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		līberāre	līberāvisse, līberāsse3	līberātūrum esse	līberārī, līberārier2	līberātum esse	līberātum īrī
participles		līberāns	—	līberātūrus	—	līberātus	līberandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		līberandī	līberandō	līberandum	līberandō	līberātum	līberātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
³At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

līberō

1. dative/ablative singular of līber

libero

1. genitive singular of liberas (“Liberian”)

• Rhymes: -ɛɾu

libero

1. first-person singular present indicative of liberar

Borrowed from Italian libero.

libero m (plural libero)

1. (soccer) sweeper

• libero in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /liˈbeɾo/ [liˈβ̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: li‧be‧ro

libero

1. first-person singular present indicative of liberar