книга

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъniga.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkniɡə/

Noun

книга (kníga) f.

1. book
2. register
3. a piece of paper
4. letter, written message

Inflection

inflection of книга

	singular	plural
indefinite	книга	книги
definite	книгата	книгите
vocative form	книго	книги

Synonyms

• (paper): хартия
• (letter): писмо

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъniga. There are three theories about its origin: either from Old High German kenning (“symbol, sign”) or from other Germanic source (compare Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (kunnan, “to know”) and Old Norse kunna (“to know”)), or from Akkadian kunukku (“seal”) through Armenian կնիք (knik', “seal”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈknʲiɡə/

Noun

книга • (kníga) f.

1. book

Declension

    declension of книга

	singular	plural
nominative	кни́га	кни́ги
genitive	кни́ги	кни́г
dative	кни́ге	кни́гам
accusative	кни́гу	кни́ги
instrumental	кни́гой, кни́гою	кни́гами
prepositional	кни́ге	кни́гах

Related terms

• книговедение
• книгодержатель
• книгоиздатель
• книготорговля
• книгохранилище
• книжка
• кинжный

Derived terms

• кни́га за семью́ печа́тями — closed book, enigma, mystery

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъniga.

Pronunciation

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Noun

книга • (knýha) f.

1. book