libation

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• /laɪˈbeɪʃən/
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From Latin lībātiō, from lībāre (“to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering”).

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: drankoffer — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Albanian: pije alkoolike — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Belarusian: паліва́ньне (palivánʹnje) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Bengali: তর্পণ (torpon) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Catalan: libació — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Chinese Mandarin: 奠 (diàn) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Chinese Mandarin: 奠酒 (diànjiǔ) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Chinese Mandarin: 獻酒 /献酒 (xiànjiǔ) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Chinese Mandarin: 奠祭 (diànjì) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Czech: úlitba — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Danish: drikoffer — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Dutch: plengoffer — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Estonian: jook ohver — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Finnish: juomauhri — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• French: libation — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• German: Trankopfer — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• German: Libation — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Greek: σπονδή (spondí) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Ancient Greek: σπονδή (spondḗ) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Ancient Greek: λοιβήή (loibḗḗ) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Ancient Greek: χοή (khoḗ) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Gujarati: મદ્ય (madya) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Hebrew: נסך — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Hindi: मदिरा (madirā) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Hungarian: italáldozat — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Hungarian: boráldozat — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Italian: libagione — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Italian: libamento — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Japanese: 献酒 (kenshu) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Japanese: 神酒 — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Kannada: ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ (madyapāna) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Korean: 신주 (sinju) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Korean: 헌주 (heonju) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Latin: libatio — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Latvian: iedzeršana — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Norwegian: drikkofferet — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Persian: نثار (nesâr) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Persian: زور (zowr) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Persian: زوهر (zuhr) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Polish: libacja — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Portuguese: libação — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Russian: возлия́ние (vozlijánije) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Russian: либа́ция (libácija) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Scottish Gaelic: deoch-ìobairt — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Spanish: libación — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Swedish: dryckesoffer — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Swedish: libation — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Thai: การดื่มสุรา (gaan dèum sùraa) — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Turkish: libasyon — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Vietnamese: sự rảy ra — act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
• Bengali: তর্পণ (torpon) — liquid poured out
• Catalan: libació — liquid poured out
• Dutch: plengoffer — liquid poured out
• Finnish: juomauhri — liquid poured out
• German: Opferwein — liquid poured out
• Hebrew: נסך — liquid poured out
• Hungarian: italáldozat — liquid poured out
• Hungarian: boráldozat — liquid poured out
• Italian: libamento — liquid poured out
• Portuguese: libação — liquid poured out
• Scottish Gaelic: deoch-ìobairt — liquid poured out
• Swedish: offerdryck — liquid poured out
• Swedish: libation — liquid poured out
• Swedish: offervin — liquid poured out
• Albanian: pije alkoolike — alcoholic beverage
• Bengali: তর্পণ (torpon) — alcoholic beverage
• Dutch: plengoffer — alcoholic beverage
• Esperanto: trinki — alcoholic beverage
• Finnish: ryyppy — alcoholic beverage
• French: libation — alcoholic beverage
• German: Drink — alcoholic beverage
• German: Getränk — alcoholic beverage
• Gujarati: મદ્ય (madya) — alcoholic beverage
• Hindi: मदिरा (madirā) — alcoholic beverage
• Hungarian: szeszesital — alcoholic beverage
• Japanese: 酒 (sake) — alcoholic beverage
• Kannada: ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ (madyapāna) — alcoholic beverage
• Latvian: iedzeršana — alcoholic beverage
• Portuguese: bebida — alcoholic beverage
• Portuguese: libação — alcoholic beverage
• Russian: вы́пивка (výpivka) — alcoholic beverage
• Serbo-Croatian: алкохолно пиће — alcoholic beverage
• Serbo-Croatian: alkoholno piće — alcoholic beverage
• Spanish: libación — alcoholic beverage
• Thai: การดื่มสุรา (gaan dèum sùraa) — alcoholic beverage