librerija

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian libreria (“bookshop; private library”), perhaps influenced semantically by English library.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪb.rɛˈriː.ja/

• Audio

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Noun

librerija f (plural libreriji)

1. library (book collection, whether private or accessible to the public)
   • 2015, Michael Piscopo (lyrics and music), “Benna l-Baqra”‎^[1]performed by Phyllisienne Brincat and her Children’s Choir:

     Benna baqra għaqlija, kotba qrat fuq mija.
     U l-ħolma tagħha hija li taħdem ġo librerija.

     Benna is a clever cow, she’s read over a hundred books.
     And her dream is to work in a library.