libitum

Latin

Etymology

Perfect active participle of libet (“it is pleasing”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈlʲɪbɪt̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈliːbit̪um]

Participle

libitum (indeclinable)

pleased, having been one's pleasure.
(substantive) one's pleasure.

Declension

Singular and neuter only, except as substantive libita (“one's pleasure”).

Related terms

Descendants

→⇒ English: ad libitum
→ Italian: libito

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