biblioteca

See also: bibliotèca and bibliotecă

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

biblioteca f (plural bibliotecas)

1. library

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “biblioteca”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).

Noun

biblioteca f (plural biblioteques)

1. library

Related terms

• bibliotecariu

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /bi.bli.oˈtə.kə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi.bli.uˈtɛ.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /bi.bli.oˈte.ka/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

biblioteca f (plural biblioteques)

1. library

Related terms

• bibliotecari

Further reading

• “biblioteca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “biblioteca” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “biblioteca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “biblioteca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biβljʊˈtɛkɐ/

Noun

biblioteca f (plural bibliotecas)

1. library

Related terms

• bibliotecario

Further reading

• “biblioteca” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.bljoˈtɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Hyphenation: bi‧blio‧tè‧ca

Noun

biblioteca f (plural biblioteche)

1. library
2. bookcase

Derived terms

• bibliotecario

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Portuguese

biblioteca

Alternative forms

• bibliotheca (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /bi.bli.oˈtɛ.kɐ/, [bi.bli.oˈtɛ.kɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /bi.bljuˈtɛ.kɐ/, [bi.βljuˈtɛ.kɐ]

• Hyphenation: bi‧bli‧o‧te‧ca
• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ

Noun

biblioteca f (plural bibliotecas)

1. library
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (Harry Potter; 2), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 217:

     Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca

     When you have a doubt, go to the library.

Related terms

• biblio-
• bibliotecário

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bib.li.oˈte.ka]

Noun

biblioteca f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of bibliotecă

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bibljoˈteka/, [bi.β̞ljoˈt̪e.ka]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

Noun

biblioteca f (plural bibliotecas)

1. library
2. bookcase

Derived terms

• ratón de biblioteca

Related terms

• bibliotecario

Further reading

• “biblioteca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.