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Etymology

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By surface analysis, библиоте́ка (bibliotéka) +‎ -арь (-arʹ), ultimately from Latin bibliothēcārius. Since the time of Peter the Great. The exact source of borrowing is disputed, either German Bibliothekar (per Shansky) or Polish bibliotekarz (per Vasmer and Anikin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʲɪblʲɪɐˈtʲekərʲ]
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Noun

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библиоте́карь (bibliotékarʹm anim (genitive библиоте́каря, nominative plural библиоте́кари, genitive plural библиоте́карей, feminine библиоте́карша, relational adjective библиоте́карский)

  1. librarian

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “библиотекарь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M. (1965) “библиотекарь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 115
  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “библиотекарь”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 173