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 Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed 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 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): /bibˈljɔ.tɛk/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɛk
• Syllabification: bib‧lio‧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

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

bibliotek n

1. a library

Declension

Declension of bibliotek
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bibliotek	biblioteket	bibliotek	biblioteken
Genitive	biblioteks	bibliotekets	biblioteks	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 Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)