[ˈliː.bũː], [ˈliː.bum]
OriginFrom either Proto-Italic *leiβom or *loiβom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leybʰ-o-m or *h₂loybʰ-o-m respectively, from *h₂leybʰ- (“(anointing) grease”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλείφω (aleíphō, “to anoint”), ἄλειφᾰρ (áleiphăr, “unguent”).
- declension-2a cake or pancake, made of meal and milk or oil and spread with honey, such as was offered to the gods, especially on a birthday
“lībum nātāle” — birthday cake
“Nōmine ab auctōris dūcunt lībāmina nōmen
lībaque, quod sānctīs pars datur inde focīs.
Libations and cakes draw their names from the name of their inventor,
because a portion of them is being offered u”
Formslībum(canonical, neuter) · lībī(genitive) · lībum(nominative, singular) · lība(nominative, plural) · lībī(genitive, singular) · lībōrum(genitive, plural) · lībō(dative, singular) · lībīs(dative, plural) · lībum(accusative, singular) · lība(accusative, plural) · lībō(ablative, singular) · lībīs(ablative, plural) · lībum(singular, vocative) · lība(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary