German

Noun

Libelle f ‎(genitive Libelle, plural Libellen)

1. dragonfly

Declension

English

Noun

libelle ‎(plural libelles)

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /libɛl/
• Homophones: libellent, libelles

Noun

libelle m ‎(plural libelles)

1. libel
2. libelle

Verb

libelle

1. first-person singular present indicative of libeller
2. third-person singular present indicative of libeller
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of libeller
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of libeller
5. second-person singular imperative of libeller

Latin

Noun

libelle m

1. vocative singular of libellus