ex libris
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ex librīs (“from the books [of]”).
Noun edit
ex libris (plural ex libris)
Translations edit
bookplate
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Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- ex-libris (superseded)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin ex librīs.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ex libris n (plural ex libris or ex librissen, diminutive ex librisje n)
- ex libris (bookplate)
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eks ˈli.briːs/, [ɛks̠ ˈlʲɪbriːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eks ˈli.bris/, [ɛks ˈliːbris]
Phrase edit
- (literally) "from (the) books"
- used with a genitive to indicate ownership of a book, as in from the books of… or from the library of …
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
ex libris m (plural ex libris)
Further reading edit
- “ex libris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014