libelle

Etymology

Borrowed from French libelle.

Noun

libelle (plural libelles)

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

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

Further reading

• “libelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

libelle m

1. vocative singular of libellus