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lieb
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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, liub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with German lieb, Dutch lief, English lief, Icelandic ljúfur.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lieb (comparative lieber, superlative liebscht)
Declension
Other forms - Voralberg:
- Strong masc. sg. nom.: lieba
- Mixed masc. sg. dat.: lieba
- Weak masc. sg. dat.: lieba
- Weak ntr. sg. nom. & acc.: lieb
Other forms - Lörrach:
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East Central German
Etymology
Adjective
lieb
Declension
In dialects which have -a and not -en where SHG and MHG have -en:
- 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:
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Adjective
lieb
- (Mansfeld, Rudolstadt, Altenburg) dear
Declension
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Adjective
lieb
- (Oberlausitz) dear
Declension
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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
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
Positive forms of lieb
Comparative forms of lieb
Superlative forms of lieb
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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
Etymology 2
Verb
lieb
Alternative forms
- lieb' (1st ps. sg. indicative present active)
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