libre
English
Pronunciation
The pronunciation is near to French one.
Adjective
libre (not comparable)
- (free software movement) With very few limitations on distribution or improvement; including source code.
- (uncommon) free (as in freedom); independent.
Usage notes
See also
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish libre, from Latin līber, from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”).
Verb
libre
- To treat, to provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense.
- To pay for another person's purchase.
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin līber (“free”), from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /libʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: libres
- Hyphenation: libre
Adjective
libre (plural libres)
Derived terms
- champ libre
- libre arbitre
- libre-échange
- libre-examen
- libre-service
- licence libre
- logiciel libre
- papier libre
Further reading
- “libre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese libre, livre, from Latin līber.
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlibɾɛ/
Italian
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin līber (“free”).
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan libre, from Latin liber, librum (“book”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliβɾe]
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin liber, librum. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French livre.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlibɾe/, [ˈliβɾe]
Etymology 1
From Latin līber, from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”).
Adjective
libre (plural libres)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
libre
Further reading
- “libre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.