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die Liebe

noun · /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).

Translation

  1. love (tender feeling of affection) feminine, uncountable

    1787, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont Und konnte ich fürchten, daß diese unglückliche Liebe das kluge Klärchen so bald hinreißen würde? Ich muß es nun tragen, daß meine Tochter—

    And could I imagine, that this unhappy love would so soon carry away the prudent little Klara? I must endure it now, that my daughter

    Man sagt, Liebe mache blind.

    They say love is blind.

    Mathe ist wie Liebe - eine einfache Idee, aber es kann kompliziert werden.

    Math is like love - a simple idea, but it can get complicated.

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

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Liebe Lieben
Accusative Liebe Lieben
Dative Liebe Lieben
Genitive Liebe Lieben

Liebe

noun ·

Translation

  1. love source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. beloved source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. love source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en