bibliotek

Danish

"Bibliotek" at the entrance to a Danish library.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bibl(i)oˈtˢeˀɡ]

Noun

bibliotek n (singular definite biblioteket, plural indefinite biblioteker)

1. library

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bibliotheek (“library”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.bliˈo.tɛk/
• Hyphenation: bi‧bli‧o‧tèk

Noun

bibliotek (first-person possessive bibliotekku, second-person possessive bibliotekmu, third-person possessive biblioteknya)

1. (uncommon) library

   Synonyms: perpustakaan, taman bacaan, taman pustaka, khizanatulkitab

Further reading

• “bibliotek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪbljuteːk/
• Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

bibliotek n (definite singular biblioteket, indefinite plural bibliotek or biblioteker, definite plural biblioteka or bibliotekene)

1. a library (building or room containing books etc.)

Related terms

• bibliotekar

References

• “bibliotek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪbl.juˈteːk/
• Hyphenation: bibl‧io‧tek

Noun

bibliotek n (definite singular biblioteket, indefinite plural bibliotek, definite plural biblioteka)

1. a library (building or room containing books etc.)

   Synonym: bokstove

Related terms

• bibliotekar

References

• “bibliotek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈbljɔ.tɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɛk
• Syllabification: bi‧blio‧tek

Noun

bibliotek f pl

1. genitive plural of biblioteka

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪblɪʊˈteːk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bibliotek n

1. a library

   Synonym: (colloquial) bibbla

Declension

Declension of bibliotek

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bibliotek	biblioteks
	definite	biblioteket	bibliotekets
plural	indefinite	bibliotek	biblioteks
	definite	biblioteken	bibliotekens

Related terms

• avdelningsbibliotek
• bibliotekarie
• biblioteksband
• biblioteksbok
• biblioteksbuss
• biblioteksersättning
• biblioteksfilial
• bibliotekshylla
• bibliotekshögskola
• bibliotekslag
• bibliotekslån
• biblioteksråd
• bibliotekstjänst
• biblioteksverksamhet
• folkbibliotek
• forskningsbibliotek
• företagsbibliotek
• gymnasiebibliotek
• högskolebibliotek
• kommunbibliotek
• landsbibliotek
• lånebibliotek
• länsbibliotek
• privatbibliotek
• programbibliotek
• referensbibliotek
• sjukhusbibliotek
• skolbibliotek
• stadsbibliotek
• stiftsbibliotek
• subrutinbibliotek
• universitetsbibliotek

 

References

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