libelle

See also: Libelle and libellé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French libelle. Doublet of libel.

Noun

libelle (plural libelles)

1. (chiefly historical) A pamphlet or book that slanders a public political figure.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin libella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌliˈbɛ.lə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: li‧bel‧le
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

libelle f (plural libellen or libelles, diminutive libelletje n)

1. Alternative form of libel.

French

Etymology

From Latin libellus, diminutive of liber (“book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.bɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: libellent, libelles

Noun

libelle m (plural libelles)

1. libel
2. libelle

Verb

libelle

1. inflection of libeller:
   1. first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/ present subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “libelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

libelle m

1. vocative singular of libellus