bíblia

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, book).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bíblia f (plural bíblies)

  1. bible (an exemplar of the Bible)
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Further reading

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Faroese

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Noun

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bíblia f (genitive singular bíbliu, plural bíbliur)

  1. bible
  2. Bíblian - the Bible

Declension

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Declension of bíblia
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bíblia bíblian bíbliur bíbliurnar
accusative bíbliu bíbliuna bíbliur bíbliurnar
dative bíbliu bíbliuni bíblium bíbliunum
genitive bíbliu bíbliunnar bíblia bíblianna

Synonyms

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Portuguese

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bíblia

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, book).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bli.ɐ/ [ˈbi.blɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbi.bljɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bli.a/ [ˈbi.blɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbi.blja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bli.ɐ/ [ˈbi.βli.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbi.bljɐ/ [ˈbi.βljɐ]

Noun

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bíblia f (plural bíblias)

  1. bible
  2. (figurative) a very extensive, often complex, book or text
    Você acha que eu vou ler essa bíblia?Do you think I am going to read that bible?
  3. (figurative) a praised or well regarded book or text
    Não devemos idolatrar a constituição como uma bíblia, afinal ela é sujeita a erros.We should not worship the constitution as a bible, since it is susceptible to errors.