biograf

See also: Biograf

Albanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin biographus or Ancient Greek βιογράφος (biográphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bi.ɔˈɡɹaf]

Noun

biograf m (plural biograf, definite biografi, definite plural biografet)

1. A biographer (the writer of a biography).

Declension

Declension of biograf

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	biograf	biografe	biografi	biografet
accusative			biografin
dative	biografi	biografeve	biografit	biografeve
ablative		biografesh

Synonyms

• jetëshkrues

Czech

Etymology

From the Greek βίος and γράφω.

Noun

biograf m inan

1. cinema

   Synonyms: (informal) biják, kino

Declension

Declension of biograf (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	biograf	biografy
genitive	biografu	biografů
dative	biografu	biografům
accusative	biograf	biografy
vocative	biografe	biografy
locative	biografu	biografech
instrumental	biografem	biografy

Noun

biograf m anim

1. biographer

   Synonym: životopisec

Declension

Declension of biograf (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	biograf	biografové
genitive	biografa	biografů
dative	biografovi, biografu	biografům
accusative	biografa	biografy
vocative	biografe	biografové
locative	biografovi, biografu	biografech
instrumental	biografem	biografy

Derived terms

• biják

 

Further reading

• “biograf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “biograf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “biograf”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Noun

biograf c (singular definite biografen, plural indefinite biografer)

1. movie theater
2. biographer

Declension

Declension of biograf

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	biograf	biografen	biografer	biograferne
genitive	biografs	biografens	biografers	biografernes

Related terms

• (biographer):
  • biografi
  • biografere

Further reading

• “biograf” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bio- +‎ -graf.

Noun

biograf m (definite singular biografen, indefinite plural biografer, definite plural biografene)

1. a biographer
2. (dated) a cinema

Synonyms

• kino (cinema)

Related terms

• biografi

References

• “biograf” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From bio- +‎ -graf.

Noun

biograf m (definite singular biografen, indefinite plural biografar, definite plural biografane)

1. a biographer

Related terms

• biografi

References

• “biograf” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English biographer, French biographe, German Biograf. By surface analysis, bio- +‎ -graf. First attested in 1781.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjɔ.ɡraf/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɡraf
• Syllabification: bio‧graf

Noun

biograf m pers (female equivalent biografka)

1. biographer (writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies)

   znany biograf ― a famous biographer

   biograf artysty ― an artist's biographer

   biograf rodziny ― a family's biographer

   biograf uczonego ― a scholar's biographer

   biograf opisuje ― a biographer describes

   biograf pisze ― a biographer writes

   biografowie podają ― biographers say

   biografowie sugerują ― biographers suggest

   biografowie twierdzą ― biographers claim

Declension

Declension of biograf

	singular	plural
nominative	biograf	biografowie/biografy (deprecative)
genitive	biografa	biografów
dative	biografowi	biografom
accusative	biografa	biografów
instrumental	biografem	biografami
locative	biografie	biografach
vocative	biografie	biografowie

Related terms

adjectives

• biograficzny

 

adverbs

• biograficznie

 

nouns

• autobiografia
• biografia
• biografistyka
• biografizm

 

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French biographe. By surface analysis, bio- +‎ -graf.

Noun

biograf m (plural biografi)

1. biographer

Declension

Declension of biograf

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) biograf	biograful	(niște) biografi	biografii
genitive/dative	(unui) biograf	biografului	(unor) biografi	biografilor
vocative	biografule		biografilor

Related terms

• biografic
• biografie

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biǒɡraf/
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧graf

Noun

biògraf m (Cyrillic spelling био̀граф)

1. biographer

Declension

Declension of biograf

	singular	plural
nominative	biograf	biografi
genitive	biografa	biografa
dative	biografu	biografima
accusative	biografa	biografe
vocative	biografe	biografi
locative	biografu	biografima
instrumental	biografom	biografima

Swedish

Etymology

bio- (“life, living”) +‎ -graf (“writing, recording”), referring to live pictures and the human life described, respectively.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

biograf c

1. a cinema, a movie theatre; commonly contracted to bio
2. a biographer (one who writes about the life of another)

Declension

Declension of biograf
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	biograf	biografen	biografer	biograferna
Genitive	biografs	biografens	biografers	biografernas

Derived terms

• bio
• biografsalong

Related terms

• biografi
• biografisk

References

• biograf in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• biograf in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• biograf in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• bifogar