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Is the word "libido" feminine after all..?

Is the word "libido" feminine after all..?

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The SD and other dictionaries says it's feminine. I have read also that "mano" and "libido" are the only two words ending in -o that are feminine. I have heard though in a Mexican radio station the word "libido" used in its masculine form "el libido". Is it maybe that when it means "libido," it is feminine in some areas (such as Spain) and masculine in others (such as Mexico) ?

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updated Dec 13, 2010
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
interesting question , voting:) - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2010

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libido. (Del lat. lib?do). 1. f. Med. y Psicol. Deseo sexual, considerado por algunos autores como impulso y raíz de las más varias manifestaciones de la actividad psíquica.

I don't even know "libido" in the meaning of radio. I wonder if that is correct. The word libido is indeed feminine.

However, there is something curious about this, almost all Spaniards pronounce this word incorrectlybig surprise yes, true!!

We say: l í bido, accent on the first sillable, and that is plain wrong. confused

The correct pronounciatin is libido

updated Nov 12, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by 00494d19
Yes the radio was corrected and yes for the pronounciation.. - sv2qp, Nov 12, 2010
=S Yo pensaba que ambas pronunciaciones eran correctas, como con "élite" y "elite"... mira, algo nuevo que he aprendido hoy :P - LoaEtayo, Nov 12, 2010
No doubt the pronunciation mistake comes from lívido, another curious word meaning either ´purple´ or pale´´ . - mediterrunio, Nov 12, 2010
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Es cierto que la mayoria de la gente pronuncia "líbido" lo cual es un error y además suena en castellano igual que la palabra “lívido”(=muy pálido) porque pronunciamos igual la “V” y la “B”. Por tanto en lenguaje hablado ,si acentúas la primera “i”, un oyente culto te entenderá “lívido” y solo el contexto facilitará el que te comprenda correctamente.

updated Nov 12, 2010
posted by lukaaxx
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Libido en España al menos ,es un término femenino ,según el diccionario . Nadie dice:"el libido" Es correcto decir:" Un carácter libidinoso,un hombre libidinoso(porque adjetiva a "caracter" que es un temino masculino , o a " hombre" que es otro término masculino).EJ:

Tomás tiene mucha libido,es un hombre libidinoso. Teresa tiene mucha libido,es una mujer libidinosa. El pederasta observó libidinosamente a la menor.

updated Nov 12, 2010
posted by lukaaxx
luka, y cómo lo pronuncias tú? con enfásis en la primera o segunda i? - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2010
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hmm... I didn't know it was libido... I think in Mexico most people pronounce the word "líbido" too...

I've heard "el líbido"... and of course it's wrong, but I think is a very common mistake in Mexico... confused

updated Nov 12, 2010
posted by Tonyriva
ves, es que no sabemos ni pronunciar, jeje, es cierto, es más, si dices lib í do por aquí, la gente te corrije, jejejejeje, nadie sabe esa pronunciación, qué bobos somos, jejejejeje - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2010
Maybe after all, you women have the right to declare the word feminine.. :) - sv2qp, Nov 12, 2010
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'nao', 'seo' y 'mano’ , these three words are also feminine.

nao. (Del cat. nau). 1. f. nave.

and seo

seo. (Del cat. y arag. seu, y este del lat. sedes). 1. f. iglesia catedral. U. m. en Aragón y Cataluña.

updated Nov 12, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by 00494d19