bibbia

See also: Bibbia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “books”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbib.bja/
• Rhymes: -ibbja
• Hyphenation: bìb‧bia

Noun

bibbia f (plural bibbie)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Bibbia
2. bible (exemplar of the Bible)
3. (figurative) a literary work or author of fundamental importance
4. (figurative) dogma (authoritative principle)
5. (uncommon, figurative) a verbose text or speech

Further reading

• bibbia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana