biblia

See also: bíblia, biblía, Biblia, Bíblia, Bibliä, and Biblią

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish biblia.

Noun

biblia

1. bible.

Esperanto

Etymology

From Biblio (“Bible”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈblia/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: bi‧bli‧a

Adjective

biblia (accusative singular biblian, plural bibliaj, accusative plural bibliajn)

1. biblical

   Antonym: nebiblia

Finnish

Etymology

< Biblia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbibliɑ/, [ˈbibliɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ibliɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bib‧li‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): bib‧lia

Noun

biblia (archaic)

1. bible

Declension

Inflection of biblia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		biblia	bibliat
genitive		biblian	biblioiden biblioitten
partitive		bibliaa	biblioita
illative		bibliaan	biblioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		biblia	bibliat
accusative	nom.	biblia	bibliat
	gen.	biblian
genitive		biblian	biblioiden biblioitten bibliain rare
partitive		bibliaa	biblioita
inessive		bibliassa	biblioissa
elative		bibliasta	biblioista
illative		bibliaan	biblioihin
adessive		biblialla	biblioilla
ablative		biblialta	biblioilta
allative		biblialle	biblioille
essive		bibliana	biblioina
translative		bibliaksi	biblioiksi
abessive		bibliatta	biblioitta
instructive		—	biblioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of biblia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bibliani bibliani accusative nom. bibliani bibliani gen. bibliani genitive bibliani biblioideni biblioitteni bibliaini rare partitive bibliaani biblioitani inessive bibliassani biblioissani elative bibliastani biblioistani illative bibliaani biblioihini adessive bibliallani biblioillani ablative biblialtani biblioiltani allative biblialleni biblioilleni essive biblianani biblioinani translative bibliakseni biblioikseni abessive bibliattani biblioittani instructive — — comitative — biblioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bibliasi bibliasi accusative nom. bibliasi bibliasi gen. bibliasi genitive bibliasi biblioidesi biblioittesi bibliaisi rare partitive bibliaasi biblioitasi inessive bibliassasi biblioissasi elative bibliastasi biblioistasi illative bibliaasi biblioihisi adessive bibliallasi biblioillasi ablative biblialtasi biblioiltasi allative bibliallesi biblioillesi essive biblianasi biblioinasi translative bibliaksesi biblioiksesi abessive bibliattasi biblioittasi instructive — — comitative — biblioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bibliamme bibliamme accusative nom. bibliamme bibliamme gen. bibliamme genitive bibliamme biblioidemme biblioittemme bibliaimme rare partitive bibliaamme biblioitamme inessive bibliassamme biblioissamme elative bibliastamme biblioistamme illative bibliaamme biblioihimme adessive bibliallamme biblioillamme ablative biblialtamme biblioiltamme allative bibliallemme biblioillemme essive biblianamme biblioinamme translative bibliaksemme biblioiksemme abessive bibliattamme biblioittamme instructive — — comitative — biblioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative biblianne biblianne accusative nom. biblianne biblianne gen. biblianne genitive biblianne biblioidenne biblioittenne bibliainne rare partitive bibliaanne biblioitanne inessive bibliassanne biblioissanne elative bibliastanne biblioistanne illative bibliaanne biblioihinne adessive bibliallanne biblioillanne ablative biblialtanne biblioiltanne allative bibliallenne biblioillenne essive bibliananne biblioinanne translative bibliaksenne biblioiksenne abessive bibliattanne biblioittanne instructive — — comitative — biblioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bibliansa bibliansa accusative nom. bibliansa bibliansa gen. bibliansa genitive bibliansa biblioidensa biblioittensa bibliainsa rare partitive bibliaansa biblioitaan biblioitansa inessive bibliassaan bibliassansa biblioissaan biblioissansa elative bibliastaan bibliastansa biblioistaan biblioistansa illative bibliaansa biblioihinsa adessive bibliallaan bibliallansa biblioillaan biblioillansa ablative biblialtaan biblialtansa biblioiltaan biblioiltansa allative biblialleen bibliallensa biblioilleen biblioillensa essive biblianaan biblianansa biblioinaan biblioinansa translative bibliakseen bibliaksensa biblioikseen biblioiksensa abessive bibliattaan bibliattansa biblioittaan biblioittansa instructive — — comitative — biblioineen biblioinensa

Synonyms

• raamattu
• piplia

Further reading

• “biblia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiblijɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bib‧lia
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Noun

biblia (plural bibliák)

1. bible (a comprehensive manual that describes something)
2. bible (general holy book)

Usage notes

It should be capitalized if it is referring to a specific holy book.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	biblia	bibliák
accusative	bibliát	bibliákat
dative	bibliának	bibliáknak
instrumental	bibliával	bibliákkal
causal-final	bibliáért	bibliákért
translative	bibliává	bibliákká
terminative	bibliáig	bibliákig
essive-formal	bibliaként	bibliákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bibliában	bibliákban
superessive	biblián	bibliákon
adessive	bibliánál	bibliáknál
illative	bibliába	bibliákba
sublative	bibliára	bibliákra
allative	bibliához	bibliákhoz
elative	bibliából	bibliákból
delative	bibliáról	bibliákról
ablative	bibliától	bibliáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	bibliáé	bibliáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	bibliáéi	bibliákéi

Possessive forms of biblia

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bibliám	bibliáim
2nd person sing.	bibliád	bibliáid
3rd person sing.	bibliája	bibliái
1st person plural	bibliánk	bibliáink
2nd person plural	bibliátok	bibliáitok
3rd person plural	bibliájuk	bibliáik

Derived terms

• bibliai

Related terms

• biblikus
• bibliofil
• bibliográfia, bibliográfus
• bibliotéka

Further reading

• biblia in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• biblia in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪ.bli.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbiː.bli.a]

Noun

biblia n pl (genitive bibliōrum); second declension (Ecclesiastical Latin)

1. alternative letter-case form of Biblia (“the Bible”)

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

	plural
nominative	biblia
genitive	bibliōrum
dative	bibliīs
accusative	biblia
ablative	bibliīs
vocative	biblia

Noun

biblia f (genitive bibliae); first declension (very Late Latin)

1. alternative letter-case form of Biblia (“the Bible”)

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	biblia	bibliae
genitive	bibliae	bibliārum
dative	bibliae	bibliīs
accusative	bibliam	bibliās
ablative	bibliā	bibliīs
vocative	biblia	bibliae

References

• “biblia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”). More at bible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiblja/ [ˈbi.β̞lja]
• Rhymes: -iblja
• Syllabification: bi‧blia

Noun

biblia f (plural biblias)

1. bible (a comprehensive manual that describes something)
2. (figurative, Internet slang) a wall of text

Derived terms

• bíblico

See also

• Biblia

Further reading

• “biblia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

biblia class IX (plural biblia class X)

1. alternative letter-case form of Biblia