Danish

Proper noun

Libyen

1. Libya (country in Northern Africa)

Related terms

• libyer
• libysk

French

Noun

Libyen m ‎(plural Libyens, feminine Libyenne)

1. Libyan (someone from Libya)

Related terms

• Libye
• libyen

German

Alternative forms

• Lybyen (obsolete)
• Lübien (rare, obsolete)
• Lybien (proscribed, see note in the pronunciation section below)^[1]
• Libien (now nonstandard, rare)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈliːby̆ən],^[2][3][ˈliːbi̯ən]^[3]
• (nonstandard, but common) IPA^(key): [ˈlyːbi̯ən] (often goes hand-in-hand with the spelling variant Lybien)

Proper noun

Libyen n ‎(genitive Libyens or Libyen)

1. Libya

Derived terms

• Libyer
• libysch

References

1. ↑ Duden Ratgeber Rechtschreibung und Grammatik (2014, ISBN 978-3-411-74542-5)
2. ↑ Duden: Das Aussprachewörterbuch, sixth edition
3. 1 2 Duden Online

Swedish

Proper noun

Libyen

1. Libya

French

Adjective

libyen m ‎(feminine singular libyenne, masculine plural libyens, feminine plural libyennes)

1. Libyan