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iubi

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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  • юби (iubi)Post-1930s (Moldovan) Cyrillic spelling

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic любити (ljubiti), or directly from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. Displaced native Latin amare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [juˈbi]
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Verb

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a iubi (third-person singular present iubește, past participle iubit) 4th conj.

  1. (transitive) to love
    te iubesc (pe tine)
    I love you
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of iubire or iubit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈju.bi/
  • Hyphenation: iu‧bi

Noun

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iubi m or f (uncountable)

  1. (informal, chiefly vocative) baby, lover, sweetheart