Biblia

See also: biblia, bíblia, biblía, Bíblia, and Biblią

Asturian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Biblia f

1. Bible (Christian holy book)

Ewe

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Biblia

1. Bible

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbibliɑ/, [ˈbibliɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ibliɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Bib‧li‧a

Proper noun

Biblia (archaic)

1. the Bible

Synonyms

• Piplia
• Pyhä kirja
• Raamattu

Galician

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Biblia f

1. the Bible

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiblijɒ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Bib‧lia
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Proper noun

Biblia

1. the Bible

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Biblia	Bibliák
accusative	Bibliát	Bibliákat
dative	Bibliának	Bibliáknak
instrumental	Bibliával	Bibliákkal
causal-final	Bibliáért	Bibliákért
translative	Bibliává	Bibliákká
terminative	Bibliáig	Bibliákig
essive-formal	Bibliaként	Bibliákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Bibliában	Bibliákban
superessive	Biblián	Bibliákon
adessive	Bibliánál	Bibliáknál
illative	Bibliába	Bibliákba
sublative	Bibliára	Bibliákra
allative	Bibliához	Bibliákhoz
elative	Bibliából	Bibliákból
delative	Bibliáról	Bibliákról
ablative	Bibliától	Bibliáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Bibliáé	Bibliáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Bibliáéi	Bibliákéi

Possessive forms of Biblia
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Bibliám	Bibliáim
2nd person sing.	Bibliád	Bibliáid
3rd person sing.	Bibliája	Bibliái
1st person plural	Bibliánk	Bibliáink
2nd person plural	Bibliátok	Bibliáitok
3rd person plural	Bibliájuk	Bibliáik

Derived terms

• bibliai

Ibanag

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Biblia.

Noun

Biblia

1. Bible

Latin

Alternative forms

• biblia (lowercase)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ᾰ (biblía, plural of βῐβλῐ́ον (biblíon, “document; book”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bli.a/, [ˈbɪblʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bli.a/, [ˈbiːbliä]

Proper noun

Biblia n pl (genitive Bibliōrum); second declension (Ecclesiastical Latin)

1. the Bible

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Biblia
Genitive	Bibliōrum
Dative	Bibliīs
Accusative	Biblia
Ablative	Bibliīs
Vocative	Biblia

Proper noun

Biblia f (genitive Bibliae); first declension (very Late Latin)

1. the Bible (main religious text in Christianity) [from 6th c.]

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Biblia	Bibliae
Genitive	Bibliae	Bibliārum
Dative	Bibliae	Bibliīs
Accusative	Bibliam	Bibliās
Ablative	Bibliā	Bibliīs
Vocative	Biblia	Bibliae

References

• “biblia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbib.lja/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iblja
• Syllabification: Bib‧lia

Proper noun

Biblia f

1. (Christianity) the Bible (Christian holy book)

   Synonym: Pismo Święte

Declension

Declension of Biblia

	singular
nominative	Biblia
genitive	Biblii
dative	Biblii
accusative	Biblię
instrumental	Biblią
locative	Biblii
vocative	Biblio

Derived terms

adjective

• biblijny
• biblistyczny

 

adverb

• biblijnie

 

nouns

• biblista
• biblistka
• biblistyka

 

Further reading

• Biblia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Biblia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiblja/ [ˈbi.β̞lja]
• Rhymes: -iblja
• Syllabification: Bi‧blia

Proper noun

la Biblia f

1. the Bible (the Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)

Derived terms

• bíblico (“biblical”, adjective)

 

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

Biblia (n class, no plural)

1. (Christianity) Bible