lieb
See also: Lieb
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, liub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch lief, English lief, Icelandic ljúfur.
Declension
| Declension of lieb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| Weak inflection | nominative/accusative | liebi | liebi | liebi | liebe |
| dative | liebe | liebe | liebe | liebe | |
| Strong inflection | nominative/accusative | liebe | liebi | liebs | liebi |
| dative | liebe | liebe | liebe | liebe | |
Other forms - Voralberg:
- Strong masc. sg. nom.: lieba
- Mixed masc. sg. dat.: lieba
- Weak masc. sg. dat.: lieba
- Weak ntr. sg. nom. & acc.: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Other forms - Lörrach:
- Strong masc. sg. nom.: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Mixed fem. sg. nom.: liebe
- Weak masc. sg. nom.: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
East Central German
Etymology
Cognate to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Declension
In dialects which have -a and not -en where SHG and MHG have -en:
| Strong | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | liebes | liebe (lieba) |
| Dative | liebem | lieber | liebem | lieba |
| Accusative | lieba ? | liebe ? | liebes ? | [Term?] ? |
| Mixed | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | liebes | lieba |
| Dative | lieba | lieba | lieba | lieba |
| Accusative | lieba | liebe | liebes | lieba ? |
| Weak | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | liebe | liebe | liebe | lieba |
| Dative | lieba | lieba | lieba | lieba ? |
| Accusative | lieba | liebe | liebe | lieba |
- Note: In some dialects of Gebirgsschlesisch it can also be lieb and inflected liew-.
In dialects which have -en and not -a where SHG and MHG have -en:
| Strong | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | liebes Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | liebe |
| Dative | liebem | lieber | liebem | lieben ? |
| Accusative | lieben | liebe ? | liebes ? Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) ? | liebe ? |
| Mixed | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | liebes Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | lieben |
| Dative | lieben | lieben | lieben ? | lieben |
| Accusative | lieben | liebe | liebes Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | lieben |
| Weak | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | liebe | liebe | liebe | lieben |
| Genitive | lieben (rare, elevated) | lieben (rare, elevated) | lieben (rare, elevated) | lieben (rare, elevated) |
| Dative | lieben | lieben | lieben | lieben |
| Accusative | lieben | liebe | liebe | lieben |
Declension
| Strong | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | liebes | liebe |
| Dative | lieben | lieber | lieben | lieben |
| Accusative | lieben ? | liebe ? | liebes ? | liebe ? |
| Mixed | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | liebes | lieben |
| Dative | lieben | lieber | lieben | lieben |
| Accusative | lieben | liebe | liebes | lieben |
| Weak | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | liebe | liebe | liebe | lieben |
| Genitive | lieben (Rudolstadt, Altenburg) | lieben (Rudolstadt, Altenburg) | lieben (Rudolstadt, Altenburg) | lieben (Rudolstadt, Altenburg) |
| Dative | lieben | lieben | lieben | lieben |
| Accusative | lieben | liebe | liebe | lieben |
Declension
| Strong | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lieber | liebe | [Term?] | liebe |
| Genitive | lieber | |||
| Dative | lieb'm | [Term?] | [Term?] | lieb'n |
| Accusative | lieb'n ? | liebe ? | [Term?] | liebe ? |
| Mixed | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | lieber, lieb'r | liebe | liebes, lieb's | lieb'n |
| Dative | lieb'n | lieb'r | lieb'n ? | lieb'n |
| Accusative | lieb'n ? | liebe | liebes, lieb's | lieb'n |
| Weak | Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders |
| Nominative | liebe | liebe | liebe | lieb'n |
| Genitive | lieb'n | lieb'n | lieb'n | lieb'n |
| Dative | lieben, lieb'n | lieb'n | lieb'n ? | lieb'n |
| Accusative | lieb'n | liebe | liebe | lieb'n |
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leub. Compare Dutch lief, archaic English lief.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːp/
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Adjective
lieb (strong nominative masculine singular lieber, comparative lieber, superlative am liebsten)
- lovable; dear; darling; sweet; good-hearted; kind
- Danke! Das ist sehr lieb von dir.
- Thank you! That's very sweet of you.
- (of a child or animal also) good; well-behaved
- Synonym: brav
- (in or as an address) dear
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “lieb” in Duden online
- “lieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “lieb”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Alternative forms
- lieb' (1st ps. sg. indicative present active)
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