ex libris

See also: exlibris and ex-libris

English

an ex libris

Etymology

From Latin ex librīs (“from the books [of]”).

Noun

ex libris (plural ex libris)

1. A bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.

Translations

bookplate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藏書票 / 藏书票 (zh) (cángshūpiào)

• Dutch: ex libris (nl) n
• Esperanto: ekslibriso
• Finnish: exlibris
• French: ex-libris (fr) m
• German: Exlibris (de) n
• Ido: ex-libris (io)
• Italian: ex libris m
• Japanese: 蔵書票 (zōsho-hyō)
• Polish: ekslibris (pl) m, księgoznak (pl) m
• Portuguese: ex-libris (pt) m
• Romanian: ex-libris (ro) n
• Russian: эксли́брис (ru) m (ekslíbris)
• Slovak: exlibris m
• Spanish: exlibris m
• Ukrainian: екслі́брис (uk) m (ekslíbrys)

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ex-libris (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex librīs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛksˈli.brɪs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ex li‧bris

Noun

ex libris n (plural ex libris or ex librissen, diminutive ex librisje n)

1. ex libris (bookplate)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eks ˈli.briːs/, [ɛks̠ ˈlʲɪbriːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eks ˈli.bris/, [ɛks ˈliːbris]

Phrase

ex librīs

1. (literally) "from (the) books"
2. used with a genitive to indicate ownership of a book, as in from the books of… or from the library of …

Spanish

Alternative forms

• exlibris

Noun

ex libris m (plural ex libris)

1. ex libris, bookplate

Further reading

• “ex libris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10