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gibel
English
Etymology
German Gibel, Giebel.
Noun
gibel (plural gibels)
- The Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio.
Synonyms
- (Carassius gibelio): Cyprinus gibelio
Anagrams
- bilge, blige
Basque
Alternative forms
- bigel (Upper Navarrese)
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Basque *gi- (“meat”) + *bel (“black, dark”), with metathesis in Navarrese.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /?i.bel/
Noun
gibel inan
- liver
Declension
Adjective
gibel (comparative gibelago, superlative gibelen, excessive gibelegi)
- shy, timid
- withdrawn, retiring
Adverb
gibel (comparative gibelago, superlative gibelen, excessive gibelegi)
- behind
References
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) , “gibel”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 1, Bilbao, page 345: “GIBEL: 1º (c), hígado, foie.”
- Larramendi, Manuel de (1745) Diccionario trilingue del castellano, bascuence, y latin (in Spanish), volume 1, San Sebastian: Bartholomè Riesgo y Montero, page 425: “Higado, guibelá. lat. Jecur, ris; hepar, tis.”
- “gibel” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- “gibel” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gibel” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
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libel
English
Etymology
From Old French libelle, from Latin libellus (“petition”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: l??b?l, IPA(key): /?la?b?l/
- Rhymes: -a?b?l
Noun
libel (countable and uncountable, plural libels)
- (countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
- (uncountable) The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
- (countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
- (law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
- 1873, United States Supreme Court, The Rio Grande, 86 U.S. 178,179
- These provisions of law being in force, the steamer Rio Grande, owned, as was alleged, by persons in Mexico, being in the port of Mobile, in the Southern District of Alabama, certain materialmen, on the 26th of November, 1867, filed separate libels against her in the district court for the said district.
- 1873, United States Supreme Court, The Rio Grande, 86 U.S. 178,179
- (countable) A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- 1382–1395, John Wycliffe et al. (translators), Matthew verse 31
- a libel of forsaking [divorcement]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:slander
Usage notes
In common usage, the noun and verb is particularly used where the defamatory writing meets the legal definition of libel in a particular jurisdiction.
Translations
Verb
libel (third-person singular simple present libels, present participle (UK) libelling or (US) libeling, simple past and past participle (UK) libelled or (US) libeled)
- (transitive) To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
- He libelled her when he published that.
- (law) To proceed against (a ship, goods, etc.) by filing a libel.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defame
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- defamation
- defame
- slander
Anagrams
- Belli, I'll be, Ibell, Liebl
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?b?l/
- Hyphenation: li?bel
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin libella or libellula.
Noun
libel f (plural libellen, diminutive libelletje n)
- dragonfly, insect of the infraorder Anisoptera
- dragonfly or damselfly, insect of the order Odonata
Alternative forms
- libelle
Hyponyms
- (insect of the order Odonata): beekjuffer, breedscheenjuffer, pantserjuffer, waterjuffer, winterjuffer
Etymology 2
From Latin libellus, diminutive of liber (“book”).
Noun
libel n (plural libellen, diminutive libelletje n)
- booklet, notably a libel (defamatory writing)
Synonyms
- schotschrift
- smaadschrift
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Latin libella.
Noun
libel f (plural libellen, diminutive libelletje n)
- A vial of a level.
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
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