bookcrossing

English

Verb

bookcrossing

1. present participle and gerund of bookcross

Noun

bookcrossing (countable and uncountable, plural bookcrossings)

1. The practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same.

Translations

practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same

• Polish: bookcrossing (pl) m
• Russian: книговоро́т m (knigovorót), буккро́ссинг (ru) m (bukkróssing)
• Spanish: bookcrossing m

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bookcrossing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukˈkrɔ.siŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɔsiŋk
• Syllabification: book‧cro‧ssing

Noun

bookcrossing m inan (related adjective bookcrossingowy)

1. bookcrossing (practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same)

Declension

Declension of bookcrossing

	singular
nominative	bookcrossing
genitive	bookcrossingu
dative	bookcrossingowi
accusative	bookcrossing
instrumental	bookcrossingiem
locative	bookcrossingu
vocative	bookcrossingu

Related terms

(adjectives):

• bookcrosserski

(nouns):

• bookcrosser

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

bookcrossing m (plural bookcrossings)

1. bookcrossing