Danish

"Bibliotek" at the entrance to a Danish library.

Noun

bibliotek n (singular definite biblioteket, plural indefinite biblioteker)

1. library

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowing 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

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

Noun

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

1. a library (as above)

Related terms

• bibliotekar

References

• “bibliotek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Noun

bibliotek f pl

1. genitive plural of biblioteka

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bibliotek n

1. a library

Declension

Related terms

References

• bibliotek in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)