Italian

Verb

delibero

1. first-person singular present indicative of deliberare

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ lībrō ‎(“I weigh”), from lībra ‎(“a balance”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈliː.be.roː/, [deːˈliː.bɛ.roː]

Verb

dēlīberō ‎(present infinitive dēlīberāre, perfect active dēlīberāvī, supine dēlīberātum); first conjugation

1. I consider, weigh well
2. I deliberate or consult (with an oracle)
3. I ponder

Inflection

Derived terms

• dēlīberābundus
• dēlīberāmentum
• dēlīberātiō
• dēlīberātīvus
• dēlīberātor

Descendants

• French: délibérer
• Italian: deliberare
• Spanish: deliberar

References

• delibero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• delibero in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “delibero”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to deliberate, consider (of individuals): consultare or deliberare (de aliqua re)
    
• deliberate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Portuguese

Verb

delibero

1. first-person singular present indicative of deliberar

Spanish

Verb

delibero

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of deliberar.