bībele

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See also: bībelē, Bībele, and Bībelē

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, books), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, small book), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, book), from βύβλος (búblos, papyrus) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Noun[edit]

bībele f (5th declension)

  1. (compare Bībele) a bible, a copy of the Bible

Declension[edit]